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. 35, No. 10, OCTOBER, 1964 In This Issue ERAL iam Willis' Drift Voyage 11 e's Money in Ambergris 17 laeologists Busy 63 R. Carpenter Development 81, 123 r Books on Pacific 88, 89 iders in New Zealand 119 fie Basin Trade Plan 124 fie Islands Cruises 133

Irican Samoa

ational Legal Case 53 spaper May Be Republished 121 )K ISLANDS >titution Bill Passed 10 ikee" in Bill Trouble 18 ster Loses Post 35 ;ase in Crime 119 iber System Inaugurated 9 ' Jakeway Injured 9 Mele Loki 17 ications of Laucala Bay Closure 61 Office Appointment 69 bs Found at Nadi Airport 119 ease in Crime 119 uni Mission Centenary 119 srt Licences 121 h Pacific Sugar Mills' Shares 123 e on FOB Duty Assessment 124 ma Disease Threat 124 Interest in Fruit 125 apple Venture 125 ident Scheme 126

French Polynesia

New Air Services 13, 133 The Robsons of Tahiti 18 Author Sees Political Trouble Ahead 51 Tahiti's Nature Man 77 Confusion Over Cook's Bay, Moorea 89 Four Men Survive Long Drift 95 Brutal Assault on Woman 119 Resolution on TEAL Service 119 Mysterious Epidemic 121 Gauguin Museum Completed 121

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Colony Tales 85

New Caledonia

New Air Arrangements 13 Charm and Problems in Tourism .... 47 Freight Rates Up 101 Moves on Sugar, Eggs Imports 121 Rich Chrome Mine Closes 123

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Death of Former High Commissioner 23 Growing Role for Co-operatives 69 New Trading Ships 97 Condominium School of Agriculture 119 Earth Tremor in Vila 121 Santo Business Scene 124 NAURU Resettlement Plan Not Abandoned . 15 NIUE Courses for Public Servants 20 Water Problem Solved 20 Housing Scheme 119 DEPARTMENTS: Tropicalities, 17; Magazine Section, 77; New Books, 87; Shipping, 95; Cruising Yachts, 101; Territories Talk-Talk, 113; People, 116; In a Nutshell, 119; Commerce, 123; Deaths of Islands People, 129; Travel Talk, 131; Shipping and Airways Schedules, 134.

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Quickening Tempo in Commerce .... 71 Veteran Helped Raise Famous Anchor 79 New Administrator 117 Postage Stamps 119

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Johnson Cultists Attack Patrol 9 World Bank Report 12 Snub for UN Mischief Makers 13 First New Guinean Police Officers 14 UN Mission Curtails Visit 14 Appointments to New Bodies 15 Police Commissionier's Retirement 17 Buried Money 18 Public Servants' Salaries 20 Too Many Rules for Parliament .... 25 Goroka Show 41 Varzin Land Case 59 Unique Budget 67 Dr. Margaret Mead 87 Quality Oysters Grown at Kairuku .. 119 Rugby Referees Assaulted 121 Trial by Jury Abolished 121 Misima Agreement Ratified 123 Tea-Growing Tests 127 Pig Ban Lifted 127

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Cultists Return To Villages FOHNSON cultists in some villages ' on the west coast of New Ireland ere beginning to return to their Dmes early in October after fleeing ito the jungle from a P-NG Addnistration patrol which was sent i the area on September 27 to reore civil obedience and arrest atives who had attacked a taxallecting patrol in Lokono village ire days earlier. Twelve native alicemen in the tax-collecting patrol ere wounded in the Lokono attack.

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Fiji'S Member System Inaugurated

Schoolboy Jocularities, But No Fanfare Of Trumpets From a Suva Correspondent History is not always made with a bang and a flourish of trumpets, it seems. At any rate, there was nothing spectacular about the beginning of the latest chapter in Fiji’s history—the inauguration of the new Member system in the Legislative Council on September 14.

UNDER the new system, six unofficial members, three with portfolios and three without, took their seats on the Government side of the House, bolstering the Government team.

There were, therefore, 16 members on the Government benches (against 19 previously), and 12 unofficial members on the opposite side.

The six “borrowed” unofficial members looked somewhat uneasy and a little embarrassed as they rubbed shoulders with the official members.

The “borrowed” six are Mr, John Falvey, Member for Communications and Works; Ratu K. K. T. Mara, Member for Natural Resources; Mr.

A. D. Patel, Member for Social Services; Messrs, Ron Kermode and James Madhavan, and Ratu Penaia Ganilau.

There was a first-day-at-schoolafter-the-hols. air in the chamber before the bewigged, begowned Speaker, Mr. Maurice Scott, took his seat.

Crossed Floor The unofficials shook the hands and pulled the legs of their erstwhile colleagues who had crossed the floor, muttering schoolboyish jocularities such as, “And how’s the Government?” and “What’s it feel like to be one of the ruling class?” while the erstwhiles countered with, “Ah, the Opposition!”

Then, after, a few harmless questions to Mr. Patel, as Member for Social Services, the Council settled down quietly to the business before it.

Some bills were soon approved, as a result of which no one can be forced to accept vaccination for smallpox and repairers of goods can sell them if the owners don’t claim them within a certain time.

Next, the House considered the report of a Salaries Commission which, after five months hard work in the Colony, recently issued findings particularly favourable to civil servants in the lower grades.

Little was said about the report on the first day, because the Colonial Secretary proposed that a select committee should consider it and report to the Council after an adjournment.

Somebody wanted to know who would appoint the select committee —the Government, which might pack it with its own members, or the Speaker, who might bring in unofficial members with their own ideas on who should get salary increases?

Voice Of Jacob The Colonial Secretary replied that the Speaker picked the committee members. But the Speaker said that he announced them from a list recommended by the Government.

So when the list was announced, it was the voice of Jacob but the hands of Esau.

When it resumed its session on the evening of September 17, the Council had quite an audience. Not surprisingly, it was made up largely of civil servants.

Almost everybody on the unofficial side had a dig that evening at the salaries report, and some expressed disgust that the magistracy had not been elevated to the top salary bracket.

The debate was carried over to the following morning when the Government said it wouldn’t give another penny to the magistrates, as, in the end, they came off better than most because promotion was rapid.

This argument did not entirely convince everyone, and it was probably not coincidence that the members who waxed wrathful about injustices to magistrates were lawyers.

Eventually, the salary proposals were approved without many changes, back-dated to New Year’s Day.

The Council then considered HOWPIECE: The wife of Fiji's Governor, [?]ady Jakeway, pulled a muscle while laying croquet at Government House re- [?]antly and had to cancel all her public [?]ngagements for more than a week. But [?]hen it came to the Suva Orchid and orticultural Society's flower show at the [?]swn Hall on September 5, she acquired wheel chair and went along to open it. [?]an Whippy took this picture while Lady [?]akeway was being shown round the [?]ow by Mr, A. E. Muir, a member of the society. 9 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY OCTOBER, 1964

another matter, which, in its implications, is much more important than civil servants’ salaries.

It was brought up by an Indian nominated member, Mr. C. A. Shah, who moved that the Government obtain a direct vote from sugar cane farmers and South Pacific Sugar Mills Ltd. on the future of the Sugar Price Stabilisation Fund.

Distribution The motion also asked that “provision be made for the winding up of the Sugar Price Stabilisation Fund and the Capital Development Fund and their distribution to the cane growers and the millers according to their respective shares”.

On the surface, it seemed harmless enough except that the mover and seconder, Mr. C. A. Shah and Mr.

S. M. Koya respectively, are members of the “Federation”, an organisation born during the 1960 cane field troubles and nurtured afterwards.

The unofficials who spoke on the motion—Mr. F. G. Archibald, Mr.

A. I. N. Deoki, Mr. C. P. Singh, and Mr. J. A. Moore—favoured the motion, or most of it, and Mr. Deoki suggested what appeared to be an admirable idea.

This was that the money accruing to farmers—about £5O a head, he reckoned—should be used to buy shares in the SPSM, which, the previous week, had announced that five million 5/- shares in the company would be offered to the people of Fiji (see p. 123).

Mr. Deoki’s idea did not seem so good after the Financial Secretary, Mr. Harry Ritchie, had a go.

He explained that Britain had agreed to pay more than the world price for sugar from Commonwealth producers, provided those producers put some of the extra money in a fund to be used when sugar was not fetching so much. If Fiji monkeyed with the fund, Britain was likely to cut its price for Fiji sugar.

The result would be a new record low in the price for sugar and nothing in the “kitty” to bolster up the price.

Mr. Ritchie added that, with a world shortage of sugar recently, Fiji had been riding on the crest of a wave and selling for high prices in the world’s free market.

But those prices were tumbling, so price fluctuations would affect Fiji more than in the past. This meant that Fiji would need her Sugar Stabilisation Fund.

Despite this logical argument, Mr.

Koya persisted. He complained that no one listened to the cane farmers, and he said that these men believed that if they were not coloured, but were Europeans, they would “not have this treatment from the Government”.

Rebuked The Speaker rebuked Mr. Koya for this remark and ruled him out of order.

The “baby” of the House, Josua Rabukawaqa, elected to replace the late Ravuama Vunivalu, moved that the motion be referred to the Council’s next session, as the Fijian cane farmers in his area “would like to know more about this”.

This motion was agreed to after Mr. Falvey had vehemently castigated Mr. Koya for his “irrational threats . . . tainted with a racial connotation”.

Constitution Bill Passed

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Some bitter exchanges on the controversial clause on residential qualifications for election candidates enlivened an otherwise dull debate on the Cook Islands Constitution Bill in the Cook Islands Legislative Assembly in September.

THE bill, which provides a constitution for the Cook Islands after they achieve internal selfgovernment next year, was introduced simultaneously in the Cook Islands Assembly and New Zealand Parliament on August 11. (PIM, Sept., p. 20).

The Cook Islands Assembly made some amendments before passing the bill, but these will not necessarily become part of the constitution, as the NZ Parliament, which has yet to debate the bill, will have the final say.

However, the NZ Parliament will be guided by the views of the Cook Islands Assembly and also by the findings of a NZ parliamentary select committee which has been set up to hear evidence on constitutional matters.

Delegation A four-member delegation from the Cook Islands arrived in Wellington on September 19 to give evidence before the select committee.

The main amendments to the Constitution Bill passed by the Cook Islands Assembly were that: • Two arikis (high chiefs), one from Rarotonga and one from the outer islands, should be chosen to sit with the New Zealand High Commissioner to represent the Queen. The term of their appointment would be four years and they would be eligible for reappointment. (The original proposal was that a High Commissioner only represent the Queen). • All appointments to the Cook Islands Public Service should be in the hands of the Secretary to the Government (who will be known as Secretary to the Premier’s Department), without any statutory requirement to consult the Cabinet. (This Fiji's new Member system worked smoothly during its first session in the Legislative Council in September. Photo shows the Speaker, Mr. H. Maurice Scott, presiding over the Government (left) and the Opposition (right). At extreme right, Josua Rabukawaqa, successor to Ravuama vunivalu, makes his maiden speech.

Photo: Rob Wright, 10 OCTOBER, 1964 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

is seen as an indication that the Assembly wants no political control 3f the Public Service).

A proposed amendment to the flause on residential qualifications for :andidates in Legislative Assembly flections was defeated by 16 votes ;o 3. The amendment sought to nake the residential qualification for 3ook Islands-born candidates three nonths instead of three years.

Petition The amendment was defeated iespite: • The presentation of a 2,280- ;ignature petition to the Assembly ;eeking a residential qualification of hree months. • A statement to the Assembly >y a New Zealand Government re- )resentative, Mr. L. Davis, that the VZ Government believed the Cook slanders were mature enough not 0 have to “legislate against anybody :oming back and standing for the Assembly,” and that they could decide or themselves at the elections whether 1 person should be elected or not.

Mr. Julian Dashwood, who moved he amendment to the residence lause, said that no one would care vhether the qualification period was 10 days or 300 years if it were not or Mr. Albert Henry, the Aitutaki- >orn political leader who recently eturned to the Cook Islands after icarly 20 years in New Zealand.

He added that some members eemed more concerned with “preerving their own plums than filling he basket with fresh fruit.”

Several members later attacked At. Henry, describing him as a elfish man, a man having no inerests in the Cook Islands, and a aan not having “guts enough to tay” in the Cook Islands when times veve hard.

Mr. Dashwood defended Mr. lenry against these attacks.

“I myself should describe Mr.

Albert Henry as a dedicated man,” ie said. “I should just like to remind lembers of the recent honour which tie New Zealand Government paid iim in appointing him a justice of tie peace. That is not something hat is done lightly.”

Mr. T. Roi, member for Raroanga, who presented the petition to tie Assembly, warned members that tiere would be “some misundertanding or revolution” unless the mendment were accepted “because i the hearts of the people, they are ot in agreement with this section.”

The two members for Mangaia fld the Assembly that they had put lie residence issue to their electors, nd they had voted in favour of the liree-year residential qualification.

Willis May Make His Fortune, But The Philatelists Won't By a Staff Writer.

If there’s any money in floating 10,000 miles across the South Pacific from Peru to Australia, it hasn’t gone into the pockets of the newspaper magnates, the radio barons, the television tycoons, or the cinema moguls.

WILLIAM WILLIS, the 71-yearold American raftman, who, on September 9, became the first person to complete such a trip, made sure of that by saying nothing about his lone trip to anyone, and by keeping almost completely out of every cameraman’s way.

And if there’s anyone, who, like me, got one of the 421 letters that Willis carried on his raft, he’d better give up the idea of selling it for a fortune because the Western Samoa Post Office seems to have ensured that the raft-borne letters have no more value as collectors’ items than those conveyed by conventional means.

Willis’ letters were posted in Apia, Western Samoa, the only place he stopped at on his unique transpacific voyage, which took 205 days.

The voyage began at Callao, Peru, on July 4 last year when Willis’ 10-ton steel raft, called Age Unlimited, was towed 45 miles off the Peruvian coast and cast adrift in the Humboldt Current. Willis’ aim was to drift non-stop to Australia to show that a man of his age could do such a thing and as a protest against arbitrary retiring ages.

On November 12, 1963, with a distress flag flying, Willis made an unscheduled landing at Puipa’a, six miles from Apia, where his raft was repaired while he flew home to New York for medical attention.

He resumed his voyage on June 26, slipping out of Apia in darkness to avoid being trailed by a yacht carrying photographers, who, reportedly, were hoping to cash in with a film on his exploits.

The only time that Willis was sighted during the 2\ months it took him to reach Australia from Samoa was on August 18 when the freighter Baron Jedburgh reported seeing him near Willis Island (of all places!), 250 miles east of Cairns.

Three weeks later, after somehow With the wind in his whiskers, raftman William Willis shakes hands with Hank Penning, the first man to see him after his arrival in Australia. 11 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY OCTOBER, 1964

finding a gap in Queensland’s formidable Great Barrier Reef, Willis beached his raft near the mouth of the Tully River, fired off some rockets, and brought a local schoolteacher, Mr. Hank Penning, to his aid.

When asked who he was, Willis replied with Stanley-meets-Livingstone succinctness: “I’m Willis, of New York,” adding after a pause, “But I’ve just come from Samoa.”

Needless to say, it was not long before the Press had swarmed to the spot, seeking stories from this extraordinary adventurer. But although Willis was affable, he was as tight-lipped about his adventures as he was when he completed a similar voyage from Callao to Pago Pago 10 years ago in his raft Seven Little Sisters.

About all the reporters learned was that, following an accident on board, Willis had been paralysed from the waist down for six days when he was still hundreds of miles aff the Australian coast.

If they wanted to know more, Willis said, it would cost $25,000, which was what he was paid for a story on his previous voyage. He offered the raft itself at the same figure—with no takers.

Lecture Tour He planned later to ship the raft to Sydney, where he will probably begin a lecture tour.

The circumstances of Willis’ arrival brought this reaction from a columnist in the Apia weekly Samoana : “It looks as though raftsman William Willis found the formula for success when he came ashore at Puipa’a last November. His landing in Australia followed almost exactly the same pattern—rough seas, injury, radio silence, sailing through a reef, distress flag flying, and a call home to his wife. He should pack ’em in at New York where he is to lecture at the World’s Fair!”

Meanwhile, Willis handed over his bag of Apia mail to the postal authorities at Tully for dispatch to the Sydney GPO, where he had hoped to deliver it personally.

The Sydney authorities had been advised by telegram from the Apia Post Office that Willis was carrying this mail. But as Apia did not request special philatelic treatment, they had no authority to stamp it to indicate that it had come by raft.

However, the Sydney authorities did take it on themselves to backstamp the letters, which is not normal practice.

The back stamp, which is rectangular, bears the words, “SYDNEY/ 28 SEP./1964/N.S.W. AUST.”. The cancellation on the front (on all the envelopes I have seen) is a round one with the words, “APIA/20 JE 64 1/WESTERN SAMOA”. Postcards had the same stamps, but both on the address side. The postcard stamps were circular, A Sydney GPO official told me that of the 421 letters in Willis’ bag, 295 were for return to Samoa, and most of the rest were for Sydney addressees. In almost all cases, the senders had either written or typewritten such words as “Per Willis raft ‘Age Unlimited’ ” on the envelopes or cards.

The official said he had asked a stamp dealer his opinion of an envelope as a collector’s item. The dealer had replied: “If I was to offer that to a collector in Europe, he would be sceptical. There’s nothing official on it to prove it came by raft.”

He added: “There’s no means of putting a value on these things. It’s a question of supply and demand, So as far as I’m concerned, the demand is nil.”

Far-Reaching World Bank Report On New Guinea A scheme designed to allow New Guineans to take over assets after 30 years is understood to be one of the proposals put forward in the report of the mission from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, which carried out an economic survey of P-NG in 1963.

THE report was received in Canberra about June; and it was generally expected that something would be published in August.

It had been anticipated that the P-NG Treasurer would have a good deal to say, based on the report, when he presented his Budget to the new House of Assembly in Port Moresby on September 1. All he said was that the report was not yet available, although he warned that emphasis in the future would be on economic rather than social development.

One section of informed opinion believes that the report criticised the Commonwealth Government’s policies in relation to social and economic development in P-NG in such strong language that the Government decided to suspend publication while the matter was discussed with the World Bank authorities; and that a request was made for a rewriting of part of the report.

Some critics, in the past, have insisted that far too large a proportion of Australia’s most generous grants to the Territory was spent on social development, and not nearly enough on economic development.

It is understood that World Bank experts accepted this view, and pointed out that it is foolish in view of the present drive towards early self-government to load the Administration structure with heavy obligations in the fields of education and health, while the development of the Territory’s natural resources is not sufficient to pay for them.

Tenders closed in Canberra on October 8 for the printing of the report, which will be in about 500 book-size pages with charts and coloured maps.

Main Points It is understood that among the important points of the report is one criticising the present land tenure system in P-NG. It will suggest that native owners be allowed to lease their land for development directly to lessors (of any race) at an economic rental. A suggested lease is of 30 years, after which the owners should have the opportunity to acquire the capital assets created on the land. Finance would be made available to them to do this.

Other points of the report are: That a Rural and Industrial Bank be established to provide finance necessary for individual projects in P-NG.

That a P-NG Economic Advisory Committee be established.

That Australia should provide increased funds for further economic development, with emphasis on roads and communications and a cattle industry for the Markham, the Ramu and the Highlands. 12 OCTOBER, 1964 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

P-NG Snub For UN Mischief Makers From R. W. Robson, in Port Moresby Out of the welter of undefined political ideas and confusing commentaries which attended the Foot Report on P-NG —and the attempted implementation of the report in the hurried establishment of a House of Assembly—there has come a fairly clear indication of where P-NG is going, and how it is going to be shaped.

TP to the end of August, it was J an uncertain picture.

There was an Assembly of 64 — ] New Guineans and 16 Europeans, us 10 officials—but no one knew hether there was racial harmony the Assembly; whether the appointed of 10 New Guineans as Under- ;cretaries, to integrate the Assembly th the Administration, was working it; whether the vague policies outled by Administration were voured generally by Assemblymen.

But before the' second session of s Assembly in September was three ys old, the picture had changed mpletely.

It was obvious there was a remarkable degree of harmony between the New Guinean and the European members. All sections appeared to have similar ideas of where the Territory is going, and how it is to be prepared for eventual selfgovernment.

Spontaneous Probably the most startling development was a spontaneous declaration by the New Guineans, insisting that the people of P-NG should be allowed to go forward towards self-government in association with Australia, and that the emissaries of UN should keep their mischief-making noses out of it.

That declaration, introduced in the opening hour of the session on September 1, set the note for all future debate.

In my opinion, this concerted move by New Guinean leaders was brought about by: • The friendly and helpful attitude of the elected European members of the Assembly towards the New Guinean members. • The irritating comments of peripatetic, irresponsible observers from India, Africa, and other "emerging” countries who, although their own governmental set-ups represent everything undesirable from anarchy to dictatorship, think they have a UN-given right to lecture Australia about her performances in New Guinea. P-NG, in August, had to suffer silly criticism by emissaries from Persia, Kenya, Pakistan, Nigeria and elsewhere, and this was resented.

O A clear perception by the New Guineans of the implicit threat to their future in the activities of Indonesia against Malaysia and of Red China against the free countries of South-East Asia. They shrewdly decided they were safer with Australia.

The first indication that something unexpected was afoot came the day before the assembly opened, as the New Guinean MHA’s gathered in Port Moresby and went into private conference.

The Europeans soon knew that some concerted move was planned; but they did not know its nature,' and some of them were pessimistic.

The Hands-Off Motion Their pleasure was marked when Assembly met’

Matthias Tollman, a teacher from Rabaul who is also Under-Secretary for the Administrator’s Department gave notice that he would move: * “We, the elected representatives of the people of Papua and New Guinea, desire to convey to the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia the Trusteeship Council and the General Assembly of the United Nations Organisation, the expressed wish of the people that they, the people, and they alone, be allowed to decide when the time is ripe for self-government in Papua and New Guinea, and the form that such government will take; and the people’s further firm conviction that the road to self-government can best be travelled with one guide, and that guide the Administering Authority; and that undue pressure from without can lead only to that disruption, chaos and bloodshed which the people have observed with great alarm in certain newly independent countries.”

The 38 New Guinean members already had agreed, outside the Assembly, that they should nominate John Guise as leader of the elected members.

But what would the 16 elected Europeans do? It had been expected that they would nominate as their leader a European—Mr. lan Downs

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Qantas' service through Tahiti, <pected to begin on November 27, ill connect Sydney and London via exico, the Bahamas and Bermuda. ie UTA service through Sydney ill begin after November 15.

The Melbourne agreement restores 'iation relations between Australia id France which were severed last jcember. Qantas then lost its hiti traffic rights, UTA lost its dney traffic rights, and the Sydney- Tumea service of the two commies was curtailed.

Matthias Toliman. 13 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY OCTOBER, 1964

who, by experience and natural ability, appeared to have all the needed qualifications. The Europeans, however, did not waste 10 minutes — they announced that they would back Mr. Guise. They also supported, as Deputy Leader, Mr. Matthias Tollman.

That made a marked impression on the Assembly as a whole.

The Assembly settled down in two sections—the 10 Departmental heads, who act as the Government, led by Assistant Administrator Dr. John Gunther; and the elected members, led by Mr. Guise and Mr. Toliman.

It is not yet Government Party versus Opposition, but it could develop that way.

Mr. John Guise Although Mr. Guise, aged 50, is not completely native—he is the descendant of a Frenchman, member of a famous aristocratic family, who settled in Papua a long time ago— he is generally accepted as the welleducated leader of the New Guinea communities (he claims to speak six languages). He is regarded as Prime Minister material.

His biggest job will be to bring national unity to the diverse tribes of the Territory—Papuans and Bukas, Kukukukus and Sepiks, Tolais and Chimbus —who speak at least 500 different languages, and who are generally antagonistic to each other, and who can talk together now only in the bastard lingo called Pidgin.

Both Toliman and Guise (who moved and seconded what is called the “Hands Off New Guinea” motion), made thoughtful, constructive speeches, gingered with criticism of aspects of the Administration. They were followed by several New Guinean members, who showed a real awareness of the more important issues facing this first House of Assembly.

The 10 Departmental heads sat in a solid phalanx on the Speaker’s light, and they did not seem to relish the task of giving scores of written replies to the 81 questions that adorned the first day s Order Paper. The questions came mainly from Messrs. lan Downs, John Pasquarelli, Don Barrett, Zure Zurecnuoc, Percy Chatterton, Ednc Eupu and John Guise; and in most cases they either implied criticism of Administration or sought information whch obviously would provide ammunition for critical speakers.

Most of the elected members —if not all—are either locally born or old residents who have had long, tough experience of Papua and New Guinea conditions, and have developed strong opinions about the Territory’s ills, and how to cure them, and the best ways to ensure quick and effective development.

On the other hand most—if not all of the “Ministers” —with the notable exception of Mr. Keith McCarthy— have had very little practical experience “out in the bush”; but all have risen through merit to be directors of administrative departments.

Lively Exchanges Obviously, each side was critical of the other. Naturally, there were some lively exchanges.

For example, Treasurer Newman, delivering Ms Budget, and Trade and Industries Director G. Cannon, in statements, tried to make a good showing of Administration efforts to establish secondary industries. They referred to cigarette making in Madang, manufacture of steel drums in Rabaul, nail-making somewhere else.

The critics insisted that economic development lay not in fiddling around with introduced industries under tariff protection, but in amending the laws so that more suitable land could be forced into use, for the extension of established crops, and the introduction of new crops.

It was clear, however, from the Budget speech, and from statements made in debate during the two following weeks, that both Administration and Assembly are agreed that future emphasis will be on economic development, and less on social services.

UN Mission NG Visit From a Rabaul Correspondent Two United Nations truth seekers, who obviously couldn’ find the sort of truth they wer seeking, cut short their visit t( Papua-New Guinea last month.

THEY left the Territory two day ahead of schedule, pausing lon enough in Australia to tell th Minister for Territories, Mr. Barnei that they had not said the cor troversial things claimed in som sections of the Press.

Since their return they have pn sented a report to the United Natior Committee of 24 on De-colonisatioi The report is reasonably generoi towards Australia’s policies in P-NC although it haggles over a numbe of specific points.

The two men who made the tor are Mr. Natwar Singh (India) an Dr. Mohied-Din Nabavi (Iran' They are members of the Committe of 24 but their P-NG tour was personal one at the invitation of th Australian Commonwealth.

The Committee of 24 is an Afr< Asian-sponsored group within th UN. Its stated aims are to ensui the independence and freedom c choice of what it calls colonial terr tories, although on its record it

First Officers

The first New Guineans to graduate as officers of the Royal Papua and New Guinea Constabulary received their certificates recently from the Administrator, Sir Donald Cleland. The new officers graduated as sub-inspectors after completing a fouryear course at Bomana Police Training College. Seen here receiving his certificate is Sub- Inspector Christian Arek, of Papua. 14 OCTOBER, 1964 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

ore interested in rapid wholesale dependence rather than soundlyised self-determination.

The two men started their tour in )rt Moresby and after talks with astralian officials there they were imched into a solid round of inections which lasted for eight days.

It was on the eighth day that ings started coming unstuck. Fog Goroka caused the men to miss aircraft connection and they took o days to get to Rabaul instead the scheduled one day. Australian mmercial representatives and goviment officers take this sort of ing in their stride, but the UN mble-shooters were a sorry pair icn they finally reached Rabaul.

Dr. Nabavi was sauve and polite, t claimed that the two days which took to get to Rabaul represented sry hard work”, and he was viously not in a benevolent mood, r. Natwar Singh, on the other hand, wned and lolled around with little ■e for what anyone thought. Unshaven and unworried he cancelled the day’s itinerary and went to bed.

Later he cancelled another tour in the Rabaul area—and then grabbed the official transport to make a tourist trip to nearby Matupit volcano.

The two men abandoned altogether an important conference with leaders of the Gazelle Peninsula Local Government Council—the biggest council in P-NG and a recognised group with growing political power.

They left P-NG two days ahead of schedule after fussing at officials in Rabaul to change their aircraft bookings.

What was achieved?

In Press interviews and a radio interview it was obvious that the two men had preconceived ideas. They were interested in pushing independence at any price for the New Guineans and they seemed annoyed rather than surprised when NG leaders indicated a preference for studied rather than hasty development.

The impression arose from their visit that they were not so much interested in what the people wanted but rather in what they felt the people should have. Such an attitude may well end in independence, but it can hardly be described as selfdetermination.

Avoided Reply A Rabaul broadcaster, Mr. Bob Roberts, asked the two men in an interview if it would be better to educate the people to the standards of democracy rather than to grant early independence which could cause anarchy.

Mr. Natwar Singh’s answer was: “I will not go into the controversial part of your question”.

Said Mr. Natwar Singh: “The position is quite clear. Papua-New Guinea is no different from any other colonial territory, and the aims of our committee are quite basic—all territories which have not yet gained independence should be granted independence without delay. There is a process by which this can be done, and it should be done”.

Since the return of the two men to United Nations headquarters, the main criticism which they have made concerns the presence in the P-NG House of Assembly of Governmentnominated members and of Europeans from special electorates.

The fact that the New Guineans themselves asked for this type of situation during the present interim years is ignored. The Gazelle Peninsula Council—which the two men were supposed to meet —was prepared to provide the reasons.

Resettlement Plan "Not Abandoned"

The Australian Government las not abandoned its negotiaions for the acquisition of parts )f Curtis Island, off the south Queensland coast, despite the Nauruans’ statement in August hat they do not wish to be reettled there.

A USTRALIA’S representative at the United Nations, Mr. Dudley IcCarthy, said this at a UN meeting i New York in September.

He said that “all parties conerned” had a responsibility to enure that the best possible future ras provided for the Nauruans, 'hose island could not support a opulation after its phosphate was xhausted.

Mr. McCarthy’s statement follow- -1 a breakdown of talks in Canberra i August between the Australian fovernment and a Nauruan delegaon headed by Head Chief Hammer ►eßoburt. The talks covered five ibjects: Resettlement on Curtis land, a legislative council and :lf-government for Nauru, rock tiosphate royalties, ownership of e phosphate deposits, and the rate : extraction of phosphates ( PIM, ;pt. p. 9).

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General manager of the Corporation, who will take up his post in Port Moresby in October, is Mr.

Paul Sharp, 44. Mr. Sharp was previously NSW manager of I.C.T. and, earlier, general manager of Fairymead Sugar.

Executive officer of the Council is Mr. Peter Hastings, leading Sydney journalist and writer on P-NG affairs, who has been editor of the Bulletin since 1962. He has been given six months leave of absence from the Bulletin to get the Council organised, and he will work from Sydney. The Council will arrange conferences and seminars (a seminar will probably be arranged first) and will eventually produce a journal on New Guinea affairs.

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There was no immediate announcement about his successor but there was quite a lot of activity going on behind the scenes.

FR. NORMOYLE retired a little L earlier than he had anticipated iccause he was more interested in ig a good policeman than in owing a straight political policy . He made several plans for imvement, to little avail, ligh authority has been seeking eplacement who will perhaps be e malleable. >ne authority would like to see •etired Pacific Islands Regiment mel or major fill the post. )ther authority leans towards eone with academic qualifications, compromise might be reached i a District Officer or District imissioner. But an ordinary proional cop is apparently not ted. [eanwhile the Department of itories is still dealing with a plan eorganisation for the Police Dement, presented to it more than months ago by Policeman Norle. e Smell Of al Money FORTUNE may be waiting for lucky finders on the coasts of fic Islands between the Cooks New Guinea. It is represented by -fgris, a secretion from the tine of the Cachalot whale, big piece, weighing about 100 found on one of the islands itly, was bought by Sydney jfacturing chemists, Lockwood rath Pty. Ltd. lat piece was worth £1,500 to )0 to the finder, at current prices om £15 to £20 a lb. nbergris is used by the world’s ng perfumers. It is built up ie whale’s intestines through an tion caused by the “beaks” of plankton on which the whale e secretion is in a mass which be up to 100 lb, and more, eight. It is dark to start, but after years in the ocean it becomes lighter.

It is in the final stage, when the whole mass is very light in colour that it is most prized, and very high in value.

It is not found only on islands close to the traditional routes whales follow on their annual migrations. It is believed that it is generally caught up in the Humbolt current which sweeps across the Pacific from east to west before it gets into another drift to be washed up on an island beach.

A Sydney perfume manufacturer said that ambergris looked something like a clay subsoil, and had a sort of pungent odour.

“The worse it smells the better it is,” he told us.

A Fijian With A Difference THE Fijian custom of kerekere, which allows a relative to ask the owner of something for all or part of that something, is, in the words of Sir Alan Burns, “a serious handicap to the progress of the Fijian people, as it is a powerful disincentive to individual effort and thrift”.

But not every Fijian is deterred from individual effort by kerekere— a notable exception being Ratu Meli Loki, chief of Tamavua Village, just outside Suva.

On a hill at Tamavua that commands a fine view of Suva Harbour, Meli has constructed the bigge t bure in the whole of Fiji to put on programmes of Fijian entertainment for anyone who wants to be so entertained, but particularly tourists.

Construction of the bure began in August, 1963, and it was finished in January. The building is 90 ft long, 30 ft wide and 40 ft high. Shows are held there every Saturday night, and on request from travel organisations and cruise ships.

Loki says that the idea of the entertainment is to give tourists “as much traditional atmosphere as we can during the short time they spend in Fiji”.

Visitors are greeted with salusalus (the Fijian equivalent of Polynesian leis), and after they have seated themselves on the floor, there is a yaqona (kava) ceremony of welcome.

A group of dancers perform dances with spears, fans, clubs, etc. and also sing folk songs, and a string band plays soft music between items.

This entertainment is followed by

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Alfred Poroi, who has an interest in Echos de Polynesie, which has a section in English.

The manager of Le Journal de Tahiti writes to inform us that La Presse, which we also mentioned, ceased publication a month ago, having been sold by the owners of La Depeche to the owners of Echos de Polynesie.

As far as we’re concerned, this is confusion worse confounded. Which is Mr. Poroi’s new weekly, equipment for which was supposed to have landed in Papeete in August?

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Loki says: “It takes patience and push to develop a business like this, but things are progressing satisfactorily and our Saturday night shows are proving popular even with the local people”.

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Everybody's Doing It AN EXHIBIT at New Guinea's Goroka Show indicated that the now sophisticated New Guineans of the New Guinea Highlands mine for themselves gold each year worth £20,000 to £30,000. An official told us that most New Guinean miners sell the gold to the Administration or the banks, and get silver currency in exchange.

“Yes, and then they put it back in the ground,” somebody remark “There are thousands of pou: in silver currency buried arm the villages.”

“Quite so,” replied the offic “But so what? Don’t we sell the g to the United States, and don’t Americans put it back in the groi —in the vaults at Fort Knox?”

Well Met By Chance In Tahiti TAHITI is full of surprises, m of them pleasant. One day cently we were sitting on a beach Tautira, watching some 1c youngsters sail model outrig canoes with red and blue pareu sa when we were accosted by an eldc gentleman (see photo) wearing 1c costume. He was probably wonc ing what we were doing on prope that turned out to be private.

He was Henrik G. Levinsen, Dane, who has spent 40 years Tahiti, give or take one or two wl “ Yankee” In A Se Of Bill Trouble The 96 ft steel-hulled brigan tine Yankee, which ran agrounc on the reef at Avarua, Raro tonga, on July 24, was still then in the latter part of September and—it seemed—likely to there unless her owners paic their bills.

The owners, Windjammei Cruises Ltd., of the Bahamas owe the Cook Islands Govern ment £BOO for accommodatior at the Government-owned hote in Rarotonga for the Yankee\ 12 passengers, who have nov been repatriated to the US.

The Government has therefon obtained a detention ordei against the Yankee from the Rarotonga High Court whicl will hold good until all debt! have been paid. If they are not a writ of sale will be issued.

Meanwhile, the Yankee\ skipper, Captain Derek Lumbers is said to have made variou attempts to obtain assistance tc get his ship off the reef, includ mg the dispatch of cables t( Pago Pago, Suva and Papeete All have been in vain.

Le Journal de Tahiti reportec on September 23 that Mr Joseph Shaffer, general manage] of Windjammer Cruises, ha( arrived in Papeete en route tc Rarotonga to see if Yanket could be refloated.

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tried unsuccessfully to settle NZ or Fiji. Tahiti has always awn him back and now, at 80, he mds his time writing poetry, ready (favourite author; Bertrand issell), and caretaking the Robert ►uis Stevenson Lodge, which is ned by the Bambridge family.

Tautira is the largest village on hiti-iti and is the place where RLS ed for some months during the vels that eventually brought him “Vailima”, in Apia, Western tnoa. The present Lodge is supsed to have been built on the spot ere Stevenson lived. The Lodge >vides probably the cheapest acnmodation in Tahiti—rooms cost : equivalent of a few pounds per ek and you do for yourself.

An even more exhilarating eninter was with Mrs. Manuel bson, who turned up at the Hotel biti in the middle of luncheon the lowing day and to the interest of er diners, and the amazement of :ific Islands Monthly* s R. W. bson, claimed him as her family’s n.

Arrangements were made to visit Tahiti Robsons at “23 kilometres” m Papeete, in the Paea district, dix heures”, the following rning.

Clan Assembled Vhen we arrived at the appointed e the whole clan was assembled, 1 although it is possibly an ggeration to say that there are idreds of Tahiti Robsons, there tainly are dozens and dozens of m, from babes of a few months , to Tante, who is probably well > her 70’s.

Vhere their six words of English our half dozen words of French dapped we gathered that mdpere Algernon Robson had ved in Tahiti about 100-125 years from England and had married fahitian. About the same time, grandfather of R. W. Robson ved in Otago, New Zealand, and an the production of the NZ >sons —but other than that no ct connection could be proved, lost Robson families have their Is going back to Northumber- 1, around Hexham, where some of last remnants of Hadrian’s Wall still be seen. According to RWR, ' originally made an honest livas border raiders. ut in spite of the missing links be- -n the Tahitian and the New land Robsons, by the end of an rious morning and stirrup-cups of and Scotch whisky, everyone was )ared to settle for the name of sin. It was one of the pleasantest hunters we’ve had in the South ENCOUNTERED IN TAHITI: In the top picture is the Robert Louis Stevenson Lodge at Tautira, and Mr. Henrik G. Levinsen, its host, referred to in the story on page 18. Below are some of the Tahiti Robsons who turned up to meet their NZ "cousin". The middle picture shows (from left to right) Manuel Robson, of Paea, grandson of the original Algernon who went from England to Tahiti over a century ago; Tante (Manuel's aunt), daughter of Algernon; Mrs. Manuel Robson (standing); and R. W. Robson. A few of the other Robsons who came to the party are seen in the bottom picture. 19 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY OCTOBER, 1964

Upsets Follow P-NG Public Service Reorganisation From a Port Moresby Correspondent A proposal made in Madang in early October to form a P-NG Federation of Trade Unions was one of the sequels to the reconstruction of P-NG’s Public Service, which came into effect on September 10.

UNDER the reorganisation, which was approved by the Legislative Council at its final meeting last November, the auxiliary division, which has been used in the training of New Guinean public servants, has been abolished and there is now only one single line of positions open to both local and expatriate officers.

But there are different rates of pay—higher for the expatriate—and this has caused trouble. Local officers will continue on their present salaries, but new local recruits holding the same positions will have to accept lower salaries.

The Public Service Commissioner, Mr. G. D. Somers, pointed out that salaries for local officers had to be related to the future economy of the Territory. This applied in every independent country.

Protests But this self-evident fact, understood throughout South Pacific territories, was not understood by many in P-NG and there were protests in some parts of the Territory. More than 200 angry New Guinean students from the Port Moresby Teachers’ Training College marched on the Administration to pretest.

One leading public servant, Gala Gala Rarua, told a TV interviewer in Sydney that the scheme was wrong and should have been debated by the new House of Assembly.

He said stronger unions were required.

Others complained not so much at the principle of the cuts but at the amount of the cuts for local officers.

They said the new scales were too low.

The Rev. Percy Chatterton, MHA, said the new rates would drive a wedge of ill-feeling between those New Guineans who joined the Public Service before September 10 and thus were entitled to the higher rate and those who joined it after that date.

Administrator Sir Donald Cleland went on record to deny what he said some New Guineans believed—that the new pay rates meant Australia intended to withdraw its support from the Territory prematurely.

He said the change would assist independence and relieve the future government of a difficult adjustment they would otherwise have to make themselves.

Meanwhile Gala Gala Rarua was appointed chairman of a committee to set up the Federation of Trade Unions, which will handle claims from Territory workers for better pay and conditions. It hopes to cover 10,000 New Guineans.

Representatives of eight Workers’

Associations, as trade unions are called in the Territory, met to form the committee. Delegates agreed that a federation would give the associations greater bargaining strength.

In Port Moresby in late September, acting president of the P-NG Public Service Association, Mr. W.

C. O’Brien, said there was growing unrest among European members of the Public Service “who are becoming anxious to know what the future holds for them”.

Compensation Mr, O’Brien was commenting on talks held between the association and the Minister for Territories, Mr.

C. E. Barnes, in Canberra on the question of compensation for expatriates for loss of jobs when they were replaced by New Guineans.

The association’s proposals for compensation, which are based on Northern Rhodesia’s compensation scheme, will be submitted to Federal Cabinet.

Mr. O’Brien said, “One thing emerged from the discussions: the Department of Territories is anxious to have a compensation scheme in existence by the end of the year”.

He added 358 people had resigned from the service in 1963-1964 and 90 people had already resigned since the start of this financial year.

Niue Solves

ITS WATER PROBLEM From J. Edward Brown, on Niue It looks as if Niue’s lonj standing water supply problen have been solved. Until now tl only water available has bee rain water caught from roofs an from special catchment area but now Mr. Gilberd, a we driller from Whangarei, Ne Zealand, has turned up to drill series of wells around the islam UE arrived at Niue in July ar within two weeks of his arriv he had had his equipment check( and hauled to the first site and ht drilled the first well, striking wat 123 ft 4 inches below ground lev at Liliku, near Hakupu village.

A week later another well h< been drilled at Vaiea.

Other wells will be drilled aroui the island so that the water len which lies underneath can 1 tapped to provide water for ag] culture and for domestic purposes It is intended to set up windmil to pump up the water.

EVERY Tofua that leaves Nil Island these days seems to tal several Niuean public servants goii to New Zealand for training of son description.

There are now four categories ( training for existing and potenti public servants of the Cook, Nil and Tokelau Islands, scholarshi] for primary or secondary educatio bursaries for higher educatio scholarships for career training ai scholarships for in-service trainir in New Zealand of public servants The in-service trainees, who a: -given a short refresher trainii course in New Zealand to broad( their experience and ability, diffi from the career trainees in that th< do not do a job of work but rathi observe a variety of specialise training experience over a sho period, usually six months. Th programme has been stepped up.

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12 COUNTRIES >m Dorothy Lavin, in Nukualofa The tiny Kingdom of Tonga k on a nation-size job when undertook to play host to resentatives from 12 different intries during the Pan-Pacific i South East Asia Women’s sociation Conference in gust. riTH delegates and observers totalling approximately 200, it ; the largest influx of visitors at one time, probably in the history Tonga.

Vith comparatively few amenities work with, it says much for the anisation, before and during the ference, that everything went h a smoothness that not only mnded the visitors, but the igans too. lie conference itself was held in new Tungi Building, an arcade shops and offices just completed in kualofa’s main street. The main 1, which is situated upstairs and s the full length of the building, i ideal for the many addresses ;n during the conference, and for various concerts held in the nings.

Delegates were billeted with Tongan I European families, an arrangent which proved popular, fhe informality of home life came a welcome relief after each day’s gramme in conference. Queen ote opened both the new buildand the conference.

Theme fhe theme of the PPSEAWA nth Conference was—“ The Role Women in Preserving the Cultural ritage of Mankind”. Many aspects this theme were taken by the ious speakers, from the practical w to the idealist, but many other >jects were spoken on and discussed i, such as the work of the United tions and its subsidiary organisans. 3ne of the most interesting was ; talk given by Dr. Elmina Lucke, New York, on the Mekong River 3ject—one of the biggest intertional efforts the world has known, e work of the World Health ganisation was illustrated aptly by Mr. Ben Adan, World Health Organisation engineer at present engaged in sinking wells and piping water to the outlying villages in Tongatapu.

Dr. N. T. Burbidge of Canberra, international secretary of PPSEAWA, gave a thought-provoking talk suggesting that much work could be done by PPSEAWA to assist adults to read and write. She pointed out that few books have been printed to teach adults to read and that PPSEAWA could find the needs of its own particular areas and attempt to have books printed and distributed.

Her suggestions were adopted by the recommendations committee and already offers of help have started to come in.

The conference was not without its relaxations. Delegates were taken out to one of the islands for a picnic and entertained at Tongan feasts and concerts, ______ • The people of Nissan Island, Bougainville, using bush knives, picks, shovels and wheelbarrows, are reconditioning a wartime airstrip so that it will take DC3 aircraft. The strip is about 7,000 ft. long and 300 ft. wide. 21 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY OCTOBER, 1964

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PARLIAMENT From R. W. Robson, in Port Moresby My heart went out in sympathy nd understanding to Zure Makili hirecnuoc, MHA, a stocky New iuinean from Finschhafen ffiose official title here is Underecretary for the Treasury.

JPEAKING quietly but effectively 3 in simple English, he damned all lese ancient forms and formalities ith which this newest Parliament is othed, and begged for simpler rules id procedures, which a simple man luld understand.

Why, he wanted to know, could ot P-NG, said to be emerging into df-govenment, create for itself a lethod of government which could g understood by the people?

All this (he waved his arm around I the be-wigged and be-gowned fficials, the solemnly enthroned lace, the incomprehensible Standing ►rders) left so much confusion in his lind that he felt he was not of much se.

How right he was! In my lifetime, have worked as a Pressman in Paraments in four British countries, and ven now I do not understand the □mbersome procedures, and the how nd why of an agenda arrangement lat goes back to Cromwell’s day. lot only New Guineans, but also !uropeans, watching this Assembly in action, confessed themselves befogged.

I already had heard comment which had shaken some of the hope)' based on this new Assembly, “How is this Under-Secretary system working out?” I asked one of the most capable and experienced observers of the new administrative machine.

“Badly, so far,” he said. “Of the 10 Under-Secretaries, only one or two seem to be getting close to the job. The remainder are wandering around vaguely, trying to find something useful to do.

“They were supposed to stay in Port Moresby, and earn their £1.300 a year, plus £350 away-from home allowance, and they were quite willing to do it; but most of them just got fed up after a few weeks of it, and went home.”

I asked the obvious question: “But whose fault is it? Can’t they take it?”

“They aren’t world-beaters,” he said. “Naturally, they’re limited by education and experience. But they’re mostly good and willing men, and if they were given some real help and sympathy, they’d serve eventually as the link between government by the Australian officials, and the emerging government.”

“Well, what’s the trouble?” (Over) Zure Makili Zurecnuoc 25 ' ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY OCTOBER, 1964

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I saw evidence of it, the first day.

Fhere were no less than 81 questionsan-notice on the Order Paper; and jvery one was answered by a departmental head, reading from a prepared paper. Why (asked observers) were the Under-Secretaries not allowed to answer some of those questions?

Plea For Simplicity The Under-Secretaries have offices n the glittering new building alongside the Assembly, and in the various departments. Information Undersecretary John Guise, having been elected unanimously as Leader of the House (with Mathias Toliman as Deputy) has just announced his resignation gladly and the resignation of two more frustrated Under-Secretaries are likely.

Zurecnuoc’s plea for simplified procedures was emphatically supported by the Rev. Percy Chatterton, that experienced and wise LMS missionary. He called for more realism and commonsense in the task of moulding the new Assembly into Administration, and he referred especially to the highly technical legal system under which “white man’s justice” was brought to the Territory.

He said that very few natives could understand the language of the laws which they had to obey—and unless the language was simplified, they would not be able to understand the principles of British justice in the short time left in which they had to be prepared for self-government.

“Unless we do tackle this problem in the next few years, freedom and justice will be the earliest casualties when the day of independence comes,” concluded Mr. Chatterton, impressively.

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Leading Australian financial journalist Mr. Ray Melrose, in a special assignment for RIM, in October completed an extensive tour of Papua- New Guinea in which he gathered facts for a full-length economic survey of the emerging Territory.

His valuable report will appear in the November issue. 27 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY— OCTOBER, 1964

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The Month In Western Samoa

Its A Cold, Hard World On Your Own, Sir Guy Says From R. F. Rankin, in Apia Since independence in 1962, Western Samoa has, by the good graces of Commonwealth members, been regarded as an “as if” member until she can make up hef mind one way or the other. After nearly three years Samoan leaders still seem reluctant to make a final decision. |N his return from the Commonwealth Education Conference d in Ottawa during August, the noan delegate, Minister of ucation Papalii Poumau, animced that Samoa had asked at the iference, and been accepted mimously, for membership of the mmonwealth Educational Scheme with all its perks for under- 'eloped countries. [n correspondence to the local :ss, and through remarks by mer High Commissioner Sir Guy wles, who was holidaying in Samoa early September, the question of noa joininp the Commonwealth once more come to the fore. rolourfully mixing his metaphors, Guy said that the ship of state independent Samoa has been nched and during the early years its journey the seas had been y smooth. But it was a very dl ship, and it could do with all help it could get when the chill ds started blowing in the not too ant future.

Cold Hard World It can be a cold hard world for nail country trying to go it alone,” said. ir Guy saw the help Samoa ded coming from broader and ;er association with the outside Id, and particularly with the nmonwealth.

Samoa’s judicial and parliaitary system and general outlook >ased on that of Britain. Closer )ciation with Britain and other nmonwealth countries can do ling but strengthen these initions and society,” he said.

Opinion in Samoa, as far as one make out, is generally favourable ards Commonwealth membership.

I think the advantages from ing the Commonwealth would outweigh the disadvantages, if any,” said leading politician Afoafouvale Misimoa.

“I think their programme of assistance to developing countries is probably more effective than that of the United Nations.”

But there is a fear among some Samoans that if Samoa joins the Commonwealth, her special relationship with New Zealand would be weakened and New Zealand would no longer be so obliged to play her hole of guide and provider.

For the same reason some New Zealand politicians would be happy to see Samoa in the Commonwealth where the growing burden of Samoa’s economic problems may be shared.

In the meantime it looks as though Samoa is content to take the best of two worlds as long as it is able. ☆ ☆ ☆ AMIDST a convincing show of apparent sincerity in offering their all for the country, Samoa’s MPs almost did themselves out of a comparatively lucrative living in September.

It all started with a private member’s motion, by Amituana’i Vili, that ordinary members’ salaries should be fixed at £650 plus allowances. At the moment ordinary members receive between £4OO-£5OO a year and Cabinet Ministers £1,400.

In what was either a masterly political move aimed against any increase, or an astonishing display of patriotism, Prime Minister Mataafa moved an amendment that salaries for all members of Parliament, including Cabinet Ministers, should be fixed at £l2 a year.

He claimed eloquently that members should be willing to work for the development of their country without thought of financial compensation.

“If members have as their main objective the salary for the office they hold, then I don’t think they are rendering genuine service to the Government and our beloved country,” he said.

From speeches made on the amendment it appeared the House was fairly evenly divided. But at times exchanges became heated, especially when Asiata Lagolago accused the Prime Minister of having an ulterior motive in moving the amendment.

The Speaker called the House to order, and after a long explanation on the rules of debate, declared the motion and amendment had lapsed because time had expired.

At present members have no power to fix their salaries, which are decided by an independent commission of inquiry.

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The report spotlighted deficiens in financial control in practically jry department, uncovering some ;ctacular shortages such as 140 lons of ethyl alcohol, 1,548 ounces tincture of opium and 20 lb of icentrated opium liquor un- :ounted for in the Health Departnt; strange procedures in the arding of contracts in the Agriture and Public Works Departnts; and assertions of maladministion in the Marine and other partments and Western Samoa jst Estates Corporation. ‘Although expenditure of moneys ?ropriated by Parliament increased m £1,371,740 in 1960 to 233,203 in 1963, the administraq of finance in some departments 1 not keep pace with the increase,” ted Mr. Campagnolo. ‘The number of suitable staff lilable for senior positions was limited, and when such persons were transferred, the benefit to one department left a problem in another department . . . lack of control and supervision led to errors, waste, extravagance, and irregularities; and the people’s funds were not adequately protected. As the scope of State activities widens, a strong audit service becomes increasingly necessary.”

In his introduction to the report, Mr. Campagnolo stated that the purpose of the audit was to provide a guard against autocratic dealings and administrative excesses in matters of finance.

“Its place in a country’s administration reflects generally the extent to which democratic principles have been developed,” he said, Which to some extent reassured the worried visitor. Although the audit department may need strengthening, the fact that it can and does speak out so freely is surely some guarantee that the place is not about to “blow up”. est Samoa's Minister for Agriculture, pointed following the general elections [?]lier this year, is Laufili Time (pictured). p. 51 of the August issue, through a [?]nter's error, PIM printed a photograph the Minister for Education, Papali'l [?]mau, above Time's caption.—Photo: Samoana. 31 VCIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY OCTOBER, 1964

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Mrs. Norman has obtained a quote for £4BO for a small building, and if sheer compassion, enthusiasm and hard work can raise the money for it, she and friends will probably do it.— Joyce Kissick. [?]te, the Tongan boy who broke his in a diving accident, standing up callipers in hospital at Nukualofa. 33 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY OCTOBER, 1964

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Consult any Authorized Travel Agent WORLD-WIDE SERVICES VTA SUEZ - VTA THE PACIFIC AND THE FAR EAST Cook Is. Minister red—But No One [?] ite Knows Why From a Rarotonga correspondent vlr. Julian Dashwood, the only ropean member of the fiven Cook Islands Executive mmittee (i.e. Cabinet), was denly sacked from his post August 17 as head of the alth, Social Development and ice Departments [EMBERS of the Cook Islands L Legislative Assembly agreed unmously to his dismissal, although st members did not seem to ►w why they were firing him. They w though, that if they didn’t fire i it would be regarded as lack of fidence in the shadow Cabinet its leader. The Cooks will have rnal self-government next year.

Tie Leader of Government Busi- >, Mr. D. C. Brown, who moved motion for Mr. Dashwood’s nissal, seemed embarrassed by the )le thing, for when Mr. Dashwood id him to tell him why he was ig fired, Mr. Brown said that Dashwood was a friend of his he had no personal grievance inst him. lr. Brown added enigmatically: lave heard complaints outside that the Hon. Dashwood does not gn, they will make further comnts so that the rest of the isters of Cabinet will be forced esign.”

Albert Henry olitical observers in Rarotonga eve the dismissal may have lething to do with Mr. Dash- )d’s sympathies for the Cook nds political leader, Albert iry, who by some people is :ed on as a king-size bogeyman, /hatever the real reason for the nissal, the excuse for it seems have had something to do l a speech Mr. Dashwood made the Legislative Assembly on just 12. In this speech he chantly criticised the Administraover the production of tomatoes Mauke, the island he represents he Assembly. lr. Brown asked Mr. Dashwood ately for his resignation during morning tea break in the embly session on August 17.

Ir. Dashwood refused to resign, as soon as the Assembly reconvened, Mr. Brown moved a resolution calling on him to do this.

The president of the Assembly, the Cook Islands Resident Commissioner, Mr. A. O. Dare, pointed out that unless the Assembly voted in favour of the resolution, it would be a vote of no confidence in Mr. Brown. _..,, I, - .

So the Assembly was really faced with the prospect of voting not for or against Mr. Dashwood—but for or against Mr. Brown.

Before the motion was put to the vote, Mr. Brown told a questioner that he had “discussed the problem” with Mr. Dashwood, and that Mr.

Dashwood knew why he was being asked to resign.

Mr. Dashwood denied that any “discussion” had taken place, saying that Mr. Brown had <pnly mentioned the question of his resignation to him two minutes before the tea break ended.

N. Matepi then seconded Mr.

Brown’s motion with very much regret,” pointing out again that un i ess members supported it, it would indicate their lack of confidence in Mr Brown.

Speaking to the motion, Mr. Dashwood said he was “a little in doubt as to exactly what has caused all this storm,” but that it was “certainly the first shot in a political war” and would not be the last, He went on: “I am quite aware 35 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY OCTOBER, 1964

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What I said was fair comment . . .

If every Cabinet minister in future who expresses himself honestly on subjects which he feels should be put before the Assembly and the public is then to be asked to resign his seat, we shall soon be engaging in some form of political musical chairs in this Assembly.

“Nothing that I said in my speech in any way reflected upon the actions of the Executive Committee and therefore 1 fail to see the reason for the consternation it has caused in the heart of the Leader of Government Business.

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“In conclusion, I will remind members of the words of General Douglas MacArthur when he was pushed out of the Philippines by the Japanese: ‘I shall return.’”

It was then moved that the Assembly should resolve itself into a committee of the whole so that details of the cause could be presented. But the Assembly rejected this.

The question of Mr. Dashwood’s dismissal was then put to the vote and was passed—in the words of the Governments Cook Islands News —“without any dissentient voice” although “a number of members appeared not to vote, and the official members were not present.”

Next day, a corrigendum in the News said; “Yesterday’s late news on the resignation issue by the Hon.

R. J. Dashwood may have given the impression that the vote was not unanimous. We hasten to say that there were no contrary votes at all, and as all members must vote, the affirmative must have been unan mous.”

Meanwhile, Mr. Dash w o o received a telegram from the peop] of Mauke saying they were sti solidly behind him.

Mr. Brown announced o September 2 that Ngatupuna Matei would take over Mr. Dashwood portfolios of Health and Soch Development, and that he, himse] (Mr. Brown) would take over th Police portfolio.

Mr. Dashwood, Of The Cooks Mr. Julian Dashwood, centre of the Cook Islands political storm in August, is a highspirited Englishman who will be 65 in October.

He has lived in the Cook Islands since 1929, having previously studied for the ministry, served as an officer in the Royal Navy and RAF, and worked as a rubber planter in Malaya, a school teacher in England and Turkey, and a farmer in South Africa.

He has written a novel and a hilarious autobiography under the pen name Julian Hillas; has been married three times; and has been branch manager of A. B. Donald Ltd. on Mauke for the past 17 years. In the ’thirties, he was a frequent contributor to PIM.

NZ journalist Noel Holmes described Mr. Dashwood earlier this year as “an all-round eccentric” whose greatest delight was to encourage people to believe he was a Communist— with the help of a picture of Lenin on his lounge wall.

With an impeccable accent, a nimble mind and an uncontrollable urge to shock the rest of the world, he was “the only truly articulate member of the shadow Cabinet Holmes added: “He has coached his fellow Ministers patiently in their roles, has written speeches on demand, and has even used a tape recorder to perfect deliveries.”

Mr. Dashwood, who has only one lung, says he cannot keep up his present pace of life for more than two or three years.

He adds: “My happiest years have been lived in the Cook Islands, and I wish to repay the Cook Islanders in whatever way I can for the happiness they have given me.”

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The visitors arrived in thousands.

The roads brought in at least 60,000 natives, some in motor-vehicles, most of them walking, and all singing or yodelling.

Scores of planes came in over the ring of mountains, loaded with Europeans from all over the world, and with food and supplies for the gathering multitude.

At one time, there were 33 planes parked on the airstrip, and a noble band of DCA men were dispatching them at the rate of one a minute.. A dust-cloud hung over the airport for three days.

The hotel was jam-packed. Every private house had guests. Grass-filled palliasses were available in hundreds, for folk who were happy to bed down in schools and halls.

Rugs were at a premium—Goroka is close to the Equator, but at 5,000 ft it is not the “tiopics”. Planes flew in thousands of loaves of bread, hundreds of dozens of liquors, hard and soft. Lorries came from the surrounding valleys, with tons of native foods.

Thirty teen-age girls, for example, arrived from Laurieton School, in Melbourne, in a chartered plane, and picnicked adventurously in the Farmers and Settlers’ Hall, (Their departure on the last day, loaded with curios, was a sight to behold—the air hostesses pretested strongly as their sensitive bottoms were punctured with bundles of long spears, from which the Melbournites refused to be separated.) The New Guineans came in tribal parties, dressed in the old styles, from a score of valleys within hundreds of miles. They sang strange songs, paused frequently to practise their dances, and ignored the native town- Decorated Highlanders dancing with genital guards at the Goroka Show. 41 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY OCTOBER, 1964

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This rare gathering of the clans had its funny moments.

One was the arrival of a large party of Kukukukus, who had narched for many days from Men- —the first time the notorious lighting mountaineers (often called pygmies) had responded to the official invitation to come to the show.

At first glimpse of the fierce little bowmen the spectators, whether decorated Chimbus or unarmed Gorokans, incontinently bolted. All dirough Highlands history, the Kukukukus have been everyone’s ruthless ;nemy.

Uniformed police met them as they ipproached Goroka and gently took :harge of their spears and arrows; and for the whole of their stay, wherever they went, police and patrol afficers hovered around, keeping an sye on them and soothing the other tribes, who perceptibly shrank whenever they saw the savage-looking mountaineers.

Fibre Sporran They could be recognised away of! —they had an enormous fibre sporran in front; their flanks were bare except for a spray of green leaves, while their faces were painted ferociously.

The native parties, as they arrived, were guided to a huge encampment of about 20 long-houses, alongside the showground, where they relaxed and cooked and seemed well content, hundreds to each long-house.

But the grass houses were tinderdry, cooking-fires were lit inside, and the inevitable happened. Flames shot high above showground rooftops, everyone started running and shouting, There was no wind, and police and firemen came into action swiftly —but within minutes four long-houses were a smoking ruin.

It was sheer luck that the usual cool morning breeze was not blowing.

The showground began to fill from daylight on Saturday.

Everyone paid. Some visitors were shocked to learn that all the New Guinean dancers—and there must have been at least 15,000 of them— had to pay 2/- each admission, each day, although they really made the show. ‘They don’t do this at Mt. Hagen (the show alternates between Goroka and Hagen)—the dancers went in free,” said one critic.

“Hagen did it all with Government funds—we are doing this as a community,” his Goroka friend replied.

There were no complaints from the New Guineans—although theirs was a spirit of genuine co-operation to make the show a success.

Proceedings built up to a climax in mid-afternoon of Sunday.

There were then at least 15,000 tribesmen in the ring, grouped in separate parties similar in dress and decoration, the parties in moving circles, proceeding in opposite directions—a mass of variegated colours, moving slowly under bright sunshine, Not one team was silent, and each team went on its own. The noise, ranging from screams, through syncopated howls to whistles and grunts, was indescribable. Each team danced —if a shuffling forward movement, from one foot to the other, could be called dancing.

Every now and then, a team would put on some specialised pantomime of its own—fights, feasts, hunts, devilchasing. There was nothing soft or sentimental about all this—it was the grim, purposeful, merciless life of the hard jungle, There were few women among them. Here and there, a couple of skinny females marched in front of the teams, howling something; but mostly it was the savage male on parade, decorated with paint, or feathers, or skins, or garlands, or weapons, or a combination of all.

Generally, beauty was not aimed at.

This Highlands man, in his primitive state, made himself as ugly as his art permitted—and some of the end resuits were horrible, Some teams had rolled themselves 43 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY OCTOBER, 1964

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I do not suppose its like could be found anywhere else in the world— this great mass of moving men and colour, attended by a hellish clamour and notable for its evidence of vitality and strength, and its complete lack of humour. Some of the performers seemed playful, but their expression belied it.

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That, in fact, was an outstanding feature of this great spectacle.

Wherever and whenever one sees NG Highlanders, their demeanour is dignified, withdrawn, solemn—they rarely smile, and I never have heard one laugh outright.

These thousands of dancers were enjoying themselves, but they gave no indication either of happiness or choler. They would stop, stand patiently and courteously for the swarming photographers, and move on again, without expression.

Yet they did not take life too seriously.

As everyone knows, sections of the adult males of these people wear genital coverings—gourds, or shells, or wooden contraptions which they tie in front of them with string, in grotesque fashion.

One gang of ten young men wandered about the showground, with monstrous guards sticking out in front of them. Every now and then, they would stop and perform a blithesome dance, while two of them—apparently scouts, and each armed with an especially ferocious penis guard— would dart purposely at an onlooker —invariably a native.

The chosen one, of course, would run off shrieking, whereupon the scout would change direction, and scare another member of the crowded audience.

The audience laughed very much; but the performers’ faces were completely dead-pan.

Incongruities Incongruities abounded. One man, fearfully decorated with thigh-bones and dead bats, inhaled smoke from a king sized filter cigarette, as he shuffled in the dance. Another had a square-faced gin bottle tucked under his woven snood.

Out in the moving mass of dancers sun-burned photographers, perched on little stands, worked away with their modern cameras, the boredom of their faces equalled only by the dead-pan expressions of the dancing natives packed around them.

At one period, two contests proceeded side by side. In one place, young white equestriennes engaged in competitions, their good looks equalled only by the grace and beauty of their light horses and ponies, for which these Highlands are notable. , , Right alongside, painted and decorated New Guineans engaged m archery practice.

Another thing about these masses of New Guineans intrigued me—their orderly behaviour. There was no impropriety whatever. No fights, no drunkenness.

The show was a model of efficient management and good order, and a credit to the Goroka community, Among the many who did a yeoman job was Mr. Max Orken, Native Lands Commissioner, who for two days sat a t the microphone, on top of the grandstand a tireless link (in English and Pidgin) between the show management and the army of officials m charge of sections, The following are the office-bearers of the Eastern Highlands Agricultural Society, who worked together as a t * to make the Goroka Show of i 964 a magnificent success: President, Ken James; Vicepresidents, O. J. Matheson, N. B.

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Reilly, I. F. G. Downs, A. J. Robinson; Secretary, S. Fox; Assistant Sec., Mrs. K. Bennett; Treasurer, E. Carpenter; Assistant Treas., K. Lee. 45 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY OCTOBER, 1964

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New Coledonia Tourism: Much Old French Charm And Some Thorny Problems From Judy Tudor, in Noumea Noumea, New Caledonia, is the French-est town south of Marseilles and for this reason has much that appeals to tourists from its nearest big neighbours, Australia and New Zealand. however, far less has been made of this angle, >vhen selling New Caledonia as a tourist resort, than of its South Sea Islands aspect.

New Caledonia is a Pacific island, Df course; but in this department it has hundreds of others to compete svith it—not the least of which is Pahi t i. Tahiti is predominantly Polynesia, with a faint French accent, Mew Caledonia (and particularly Noumea), on the other hand, is French provincial, plus blue sea, coral sand and south-east trade winds. To this extent it has something unique ° 0 er> - , - « rrencn Intluence New Caledonia is only 700 miles from the nearest point on the Queensland coast; Noumea is about 1,200 miles from Sydney and slightly less from Auckland, NZ, but in spite of this, or Australia’s war-time economic influence or the 1942-45 invasion by American forces, French influence still remains paramount.

English is far less understood in New Caledonia than in Tahiti; there has been almost no attempt to turn the place into something “just like home” for American tourists; and for all but the most timid of non-Frenchspeaking tourists, this is all part of its charm.

New Caledonia has, moreover, the largest white population of any island territory in the South Pacific (29,000 in a total population of 82,000; its nearest rival is Papua-New Guinea with about 26,000 Europeans in a total population of over two million).

In the streets of places like Suva or Port Moresby today, European faces appear as an occasional pinkand-white raisin in a very large brown pudding; in Noumea, the pudding itself is still more than half white.

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No hotel in New Caledonia yet compares with the best in Fiji or Tahiti. The newest in Noumea are the Caledonia Hotel, right near the centre of the town, in the Latin Quarter, opposite the new Museum; and the Noumea Hotel, on the Baie des Citrons, in the Anse Vata area, Planned For 1966 Games An artist's drawing of the new Olympic Pool that will be built at Pointe Magnin, Noumea. Work will begin in January and it is expected that it will be completed for the South Pacific Games in 1966.

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An even more ambitious project is the plan to build the Chateau Royal Hotel at Magnin Point, beyond Anse Vata. This is the only privatelyowned beach in Noumea and when the building, in French Colonial style, is complete, it should give New Caledonia its best hotel to date.

It, too, will have a swimming-pool.

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This 50-room hotel is being built by the owner of Alouette Restaurant in Sydney in association with American and French interests.

Only Two Waiters Trained staff for New Caledonian hotels and restaurants is a big problem for the tourist industry. As in France itself, dining-out is the number one entertainment and there are innumerable small restaurants to cater for this. Their food is usually very good but the service is poor.

For a nation that has elevated the profession of waiter to a very high pinnacle, it’s remarkable that in the whole of Noumea there are only two trained waiters. For the rest, the socalled waiting is done by untrained girls of various races who are here today and gone tomorrow. Even when they are on the job, many of them are so inept they drive tourists to exasperation and local Frenchmen right up the wall.

Currently the Tourist Office is considering taking a page from New Zealand’s book and encouraging Australian girls to take working holidays in New Caledonia. New Zealand hotels are almost entirely staffed by Australians who spend a year or two in the Dominion, moving on from tourist hotel to tourist hotel. At home they are secretaries, nurses or schoolteachers, but they take to their holiday jobs with intelligence and charm.

Their efforts have saved NZ tourism from oblivion and it is suggested that they may do the same for New Caledonia, which would be particularly attractive to girls who want to improve their French.

Japanese, who have been freed from some of their currency restrictions, are taking an interest in New Caledonia and it has been rumoured that Japanese interests want to build a hotel. It is believed that there is a potential 2,000 tourists a year for New Caledonia from this quarter, but this has set the authorities wondering what would be Australasian tourists’ reactions to this minor Japanese flood.

New Caledonian facilities at present couldn’t cope with 2,000 more of any sort of tourist but when current building programmes are completed and air services are stepped up, no doubt a large number of Japanese can be absorbed.

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Farwell says this in Last Days in iradise, his tenth book, which was iblished by Rigby Ltd., Adelaide, September at 35/- (Australian).

The book, a cross between a avelogue and a sociological treatise, the result of a two-month stay in ahiti in mid-1962, during which arwell (and his wife) courted the >mpany of Tahitians and avoided at of other Europeans as much as jssible.

As Farwell sees it, Tahiti has gone the pack since the jet airport was aened at Faaa in 1960 to bring in urists; and hotel promoters, several : whom dominate the local Terririal Assembly, set about emulating onolulu in their methods of ablicity and high tariffs.

Mat Hatters “Intelligently run, tourism could /en benefit the island people, bringig in more money,” says Farwell, mt that is not happening now. It like a tea-party for mad hatters, veryone seems to be handed a new late except the Tahitians.

“The cost of living has risen armingly; more than 500 per mt., according to official figures. has been made worse by the ahitian’s own form of madness.

“When he finds that a popaa hotel ill pay 300 or 400 francs for one onito, or 100 for a 40 franc packet f fish, he charges his own people le same price.

“This inflation has now made it Imost impossible for people of ormal means to visit the island. It as why we found it so difficult to find anywhere to live. Yet we could drive through half a dozen districts and see bungalows to let.”

Farwell says he was told that rents were reasonable enough until an American film company arrived in 1960 to make a new version of Mutiny on the Bounty. Bungalow owners raised their rents from 1,000 to 2,000 francs (£5 to £10) a month to 25,000 or even 30,000 francs (£125 to £150) a month.

“Promoters seemed to give up the idea of attracting people to Tahiti for any length of time,” says Farwell.

“Instead they were merely inducing them to break their journeys to other places, especially by air. The policy was to soak them quick and send them on their way.”

Farwell says Tahiti’s troubles cannot be wholly blamed on the French Government as this “no longer has all the say”.

Part of the blame is due to the popularly-elected Territorial Assembly which was set up after World War II “to appease strong demands for independence”.

The 32 members, Farwell says, were quick to follow the pattern of politicians in other lands—they voted themselves annual salaries at least twice as high as the highest paid Tahitians can earn in other fields.

Dominant Force Except for two radical interludes, the dominant force in the Assembly has been the demis (Tahiti-born people of mixed blood) “whose actions have done little more than further their own business interests” and whose policy has “remained identical with the French Administration’s”.

The only opposition has come from the popular party, the Rassemblement Democratique des Populations Tahitiennes (Democratic Party of the

t Tahitian People), which “preferred to campaign for a complete break With France, backing it with a vague plan for social reform”.

Farwell goes on: “How much the French decision to foster a tourist trade was influenced by fear of this radical party is not clear. Certainly it was nervous of the growing clamour for independence. ‘The only solution seemed to be to produce more revenue, keeping the party’s mass supporters quiet. But the Republic was in a bad way.

With its empire crumbling, it was no longer in a position to finance Tahiti as it did before. . . .

“Paris suggested that its idle daughter should earn her own keep.

We all know what happens to beautiful girls who can make a living no other way. And so to tourism.”

About tourism, Farwell says: “It is dangerous to run an economy exclusively for foreigners, and, as in Tahiti, to neglect social needs.

The Tahitian has too much pride, too little subservience to accept the patronising airs of tourists. Once his living standards become really depressed, he may react violently, in the sudden, passionate, unthinking way of the Polynesian.

“Already some old hands talk of leaving. One said to me, ‘Tahiti is an extinct volcano. But it may blow up in another way. If so, I just don’t want to be here. They won’t distinguish between their enemies and friends.’ ”

Farwell says that bitter feelings between the demis and the members of the RDPT (whose leader, Pouvanaa a Oopa, is now in exile m France) have led to several outbursts of violence in Tahiti since 1959.

During the elections in 1962, he says, he saw an RDPT leader knocked down and stoned by the hefty bodyguards of a demi politician after the RDPT man had asked the demi if he had paid a million francs to have Pouvanaa exiled.

“It was an ugly scene,” Farwell says, “all too reminiscent of Hitlerism in its early years.”

Farwell says there is also bitterness between Tahitians and the everincreasing popaa.

“The old tolerance of the popaa (white man) is vanishing,” he says, and he quotes an old resident as saying that signs of racial hatred are developing “especially in places like Punaauia, [a popular residential district for foreigners] where the popaa sometimes looks offensively rich.”

Bitterness Another cause of racial bitterness is that imported Frenchmen commonly refer to the non-colour conscious Tahitians as pieds noirs (black feet), an offensive term stemming from North Africa, where the Algerians particularly resented it before they ended French rule.

Farwell goes on; “Professor Parkinson is not a name the Tahitians know, but they are becoming aware of his famous law. [ln the midthirties] a hundred Government servants had been sufficient to keep life flowing in French Polynesia.

These have grown to well above a thousand. Regulations, petty laws, documents in triplicate frustrate the smallest action, “ ‘What else are we to do with our fonctionnaires,’ the French say with their usual expressive shrug. ‘We have lost Algeria, so they must go somewhere else.’

“But the Tahitians feel they can fill these posts as well. Instead French officials are imported at three times the salaries paid to islanders doing the same work.

“Sixty or 70 pounds a week for a superior clerk is a generous wage, but it plays havoc with local prices.” 52 OCTOBER, 1964 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

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He was charged with (1) interring with civil rights and (2) isorderly conduct after allegedly ireatening, during his wedding night inner on June 24, that he would hoot American Samoa’s Governor, Ir. H. Rex Lee.

Eleven days after the threat was llegedly made, Brown, who is nown to his Samoan friends as Puka Sill, was thrown into solitary connement and placed under a $B,OOO ond.

The basis for the first charge was lat Brown had violated a civil ights statute of American Samoa diich made it a criminal offence to eprive anyone of his rights secured y law. This offence carried a laximum penalty of three years’ aol and a fine of $1,500.

The prosecution reasoned that if ie threat was made and carried out, ; would deprive Governor Lee not nly of his life but also of his rights d liberty and property.

Crowded Courtroom When Brown’s trial began at .05 a.m. on August 20, about 100 lamoans and 20 Europeans had ammed into the courtroom under tie Governor’s office in Pago Pago’s lain Administration building. Most if the area around the courthouse /as also filled.

Judge Arthur Morrow, a 71-yearild lowan, who has been a judge in American Samoa for 28 years, (resided. Two associate Samoan □dges, who are not educated in law, at on the bench as consultants, primarily on Samoan customs and traditions.

The prosecutor was American Samoa’s Attorney-General, Mr.

Alfred J. Gergely, who was assisted by Mr. Donald Tindal.

Brown’s lawyer was Mr. George Wray, who had come from Washington for the case.

Mr. Wray was soon on his feet arguing for the dismissal of the first charge against Brown. He demanded that the court find that the civil rights statute in question was itself a violation of the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment of the US Constitution.

Mr. Wray pointed out dramatically that if the statute were valid, every stolen coconut would deprive a man of his constitutional rights to property, and the thief would become liable to three years’ imprisonment.

“It is shocking,” Mr. Wray went on, “that an attorney has to come 8,000 miles to remonstrate with the Attorney-General (of American Samoa) that such an application of law is beyond the ken of any known jurisprudence.”

In his arguments, Mr. Wray used other strong words such as “disgraceful” and “shameful”, and as the Samoans in the courtroom had never heard a case presented so forcefully against the Government, they felt sure something would happen to Mr.

Wray.

But Mr. Wray came out on top.

After consulting the Samoan judges, Judge Morrow made the historic announcement that the civil rights statute was contrary to the US Constitution and was therefore null and void. . . , “We are of the opinion,’ Judge Morrow said, “that the due process clause in the Fifth Amendment of 53 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY OCTOBER, 1964

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The first charge against Brown was berefore dismissed—to the obvious mazement but satisfaction of the iamoan spectators.

The trial then proceeded on the isorderly conduct charge. The proecution presented three witnesses, a lan named Atafau, of Leone village, iis wife, and his daughter. All laimed that they heard Brown breaten to shoot Governor Lee.

Both Brown and his wife denied hat this threat was made, but the ndges found the charge proved and mtenced Brown to 55 days’ imprisonment.

At this stage, it seemed that the ase was all over. But then Mr. Wray Iropped the biggest bombshell in American Samoa’s legal history by equesting and obtaining a summons or the arrest of the Attorneyjeneral, Mr. Gergely, for failing o get a warrant after Brown was xrested within the 24 hours allowible.

Mr. Gergely, who faced a penalty >f up to one year’s imprisonment, ippeared before American Samoa’s iigh Court on this charge on August H.

Meanwhile, Brown had been eleased—the Government having : reed him the day after his trial vhen he had served 49 days’ immsonment.

Another big crowd attended the rearing of the charge against Mr.

Tergely, who was found not guilty.

During the hearing it was stated that Mr. Gergely was taken ill the evening following the arrest of Brown, that he was given sedatives and was under a doctor’s care, and that when he contacted his assistant, Mr. Tmdal, about Brown, he told him the warrant was overdue.

Judge Morrow dismissed the charge, saying no criminal intent had been revealed.

Mr. Reginald Philips, of Western Samoa, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Tindal represented Mr.

Gergely.

The Brown-Gergely case has therefore ended, but the implications of the judges’ decision on the constitutional aspect of it are expected to manifest themselves in the months ahead in demands for rights from the Sa moan people, Although the case does not present itself as dramatically to the outside world as Governor Lee’s programme of educational television, paved roads, an auditorium, and the Samoan Development Corporation^ hotel, it will have an effect that is fundamental to the Territory’s progress.

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A NUMBER of organisations, official and private, have cast covetous eyes on the base camp, about a quarter of a mile away from the hangars which are at the edge of the water.

Now that it has been officially confirmed that the flying-boats will be withdrawn in 1966 and replaced by land-based Lockhead Orions, speculation is increasing.

The New Zealand Government is expected soon to provide the answer, which will be in line with undertakings given at the recent London conference of Commonwealth Prime Ministers.

New Zealand has tentative plans to turn the base into a higher education and technical training centre for the benefit of South Pacific peoples.

University College Such a move could lead to the establishment of, initially, a university college, and then, some time in the fairly distant future, a full-scale university.

The trend of development in that area has been to educational institutions.

There is a primary school just below the base camp, and further round, almost on Suva Point itself, are several Catholic education institutes, including the Corpus Christi Teachers’ Training College, and the Suva Grammar School.

Across the road from the Grammar School, South Pacific Churches hope to establish their theological college.

New Zealand would probably foot the bill for an education centre as a Commonwealth obligation, a move which would ensure a continuation of the tremendous goodwill New Zealand enjoys in Fiji, Meanwhile Fiji, and particularly Suva, is very concerned about the impending departure of the Sunderlands, which have been part and parcel of their life and the economy for a quarter of a century.

It has been estimated that the base is worth about £1 million a year to the Fiji economy.

The Sunderlands are known throughout Fiji and in island groups as far away as the GEIC and the Cooks for the many mercy missions their crews have cheerfully undertaken, There has been talk of replacing them with amphibious craft, which would have limited scope in carrying out mercy missions, but there is nothing concrete, The men and women of the RNZAF will be missed in Suva, for they have always entered wholeheartedly into the social and sporting life.

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"Operation Shovel" Is In Full Swing By a Staff Writer All Over The South P , The Archaeologists Are Busy When Pacific historians look back on 1964 in the years ahead, it could be that they will call it “The Year of the Spade” on account of the intensive archaeological activity by scientists.

NEVER before have scientists been so busy digging up the past in the South Pacific. Armed with shovels and grants of one sort and another, they are delving everywhere from New Guinea to Pitcairn.

This upsurge of activity, coupled with important new information which has been discovered in recent years, may eventually establish the exact origin of the Melanesian and Polynesian peoples of the South Pacific. Certainly, it should give a much clearer picture of pre- European migration in the Pacific than we have now.

Archaeologists who are, or have been, at work in the South Pacific this year include: • A party of six from New Zealand’s University of Otago, headed by Mr. P. Gathercole, who returned from Pitcairn Island at the end of February having found evidence of prehistoric occupation at two sites on that island (PIM, April, p. 55). The evidence suggested that Pitcairn was a more or less permanent home for the ancient Polynesians, besides being a quarry that was visited from eastern Polynesia for materials for stone tools. • Mr. Jose Garanger, of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, who has done archaeological work in Tahiti’s Tautira Valley, where he found house sites and multipl e-marae sites, with ahus of a type found in Hawaii. • Dr. K. P. Emory and Professor Yosihiko H. Sinoto, of Honolulu’s Bishop Museum, who have visited archaeological sites in Western Samoa, Fiji and Tonga.

Professor Sinoto, assisted by Miss Marimari Kellum, of Tahiti, has also carried out excavations at Uahuka in the Marquesas recently. Traces of human occupation probably dating back 2,000 years were found in sandhills on the island.

The discoveries included pearlshell fish-hooks and ornaments, tattooing needles made from the bones of birds, small stone hatchets and tools for making hatchets, and tools made from coral and the spikes of sea urchins.

The remains of necklaces made from whales’ teeth and the skeletons of two dogs—in both cases, the first to be found in the Marquesas—were other important discoveries.

Professor Sinoto, who returned to Hawaii from Tahiti in mid-August, believes that a study of his Marquesan fish-hooks will prove a connection between the Marquesas and Hawaii dating back to the fourth century. • Dr. R. S. Duff, director of New Zealand’s Canterbury Museum, who recently completed the second of two visits to Rarotonga to supervise the first archaeological excavations on that island.

Layer Of Charcoal Dr. Duff’s party found a layer of charcoal under a marae called Manuka which is believed to have been named after Manu’a (in American Samoa), the home island of Karika, a chief who conquered Rarotonga about 1,300 AD.

A few feet higher up was a thin stratum of charcoal, indicating human Archaeological investigations currently being made in the South Pacific may eventually throw light on such things as the origin of the ancient people who made these inscriptions on a boulder on rarely visited Aneityum, the southernmost island in the New Hebrides. Dr. Richard Shutler, an archaeologist from Nevada State Museum, recently made the first archaeological excavations on Aneityum assisted by his wife. 63 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY OCTOBER, 1964

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Radio-carbon dating should jstablish the approximate date of this settlement • Dr. R. C. Green, senior lecturer n prehistory at Auckland University, vho headed an archaeological team o Western Samoa earlier this year, : ound huge hill forts, closely resembling New Zealand Maori pas in structure and layout.

Commenting on these discoveries.

Dr. Green said the present accepted dea that the development of fortificaion in New Zealand was entirely ndependent might have to be revised.

He said excavations carried out in New Zealand suggested that building fortifications were a later developnent of Maori culture, but the Samoan forts were so similar that he expedition felt there must be some relationship. Also to be taken nto account was what was known >f fortifications in Fiji and Tonga.

Adze Discoveries Dr. Green said that adzes found it Vailele, near Apia, and at excavations on hill forts and in nland villages, were similar to some ;ypes found in the Marquesas. Those, n turn, were related to adzes found n association with the earliest New Zealand inhabitants, the moa hunters.

This suggested a much closer reationship between eastern and vestern Polynesia at an earlier stage n settlement of the Pacific than was apparent later. But nothing found n Samoa contradicted the current heory that the movement of people was from the west to the east. • Mr. Jens Poulsen, of the Ausxalian National University, is carryng out excavations in Tonga. He vent there in September, 1963, to stay for a year with the object of instructing a sequence for Tongan prehistory. • Mr. J. B. Palmer, curator of the Fiji Museum, has made interesting discoveries at Sigatoka and Walu Bay on Fiji’s main island of Viti Levu. Mr. Palmer will publish a paper on his discoveries next year. • Dr. Richard Shutler, from the Nevada State Museum, with his wife, recently completed the first archaeological survey in the New Hebrides. The Shutlers began work at Aneityum, the southernmost island in the group, and then moved to Panna. Their discoveries included the first skeletons to be discovered in Melanesia on an archaeological site. • Mr. and Mrs. Peter White, a liusband and wife team from the National University, Canberra, have seen working in Papua-New Guinea.

They have found “sophisticated” examples of cave paintings in two areas in the Eastern Highlands south of Kainantu, and in the Sogeri area, north of Port Moresby.

Some were abstract designs, ineluding “dusted” print hands in which the hand appeared as a white design on the cave face, with the outline of fingers dusted round it, and also solid hand paintings where the painter’s hand itself had been dipped in ochre Other'paintings - rocks figures of birds, animals and men All appeared to be in a good state of preservation. .

Other archaeological discoveries in Papua-New Guinea that have created interest recently include: a stone figurine found at the newly-opened post of Amanab on the western edge of the Sepik district, and obelisks. statues, carved figures and what may t> e sacrificial altars high in the mountains of New Hanover, ... cs—if.*--* AAost Significant The s |- one figurine found at Amanab has been described as the most significant archaeological find 8 in. tall * found by Mr. G. Harvey, an ’ agricultura , offi y cer , while he n preparing new ground for a garden. (Over) 65 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY OCTOBER, 1964

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The New Hanover discoveries have created great interest among archaeologists and the Papua-New Guinea Administration has announced that it will send an archaeologist to the area later this year.

Sun-Worshippers Mr. Ray Sheridan, of Kavieng, who has made a study of the New Hanover figures, believes they may be evidence that a race of sunworshippers inhabited the area hundreds, and perhaps thousands, of years ago.

Mr. Sheridan, an amateur archaeologist, is a field supervisor in the Malaria section of P-NG’s Department of Public Health.

Mr. Sheridan told PIM that the New Hanover “stones” were about a four-hour walk inland from the north side of the island.

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HERE it is, in summary, as presented on September 1 to the new House of Assembly in Port Moresby: Receipts Expected Receipts from taxes and fees within the Territory £12,704,000 Loans 3,160,000 Gift from Australia 28,000,000 Total £43,864,000 Expenditure Proposed Cost of running Administration £26,969,000 To be spent on capital works 10,666,000 For purchases of capital goods 1,783,000 Special appropriations 1,100,000 Total £43,864,000 What other dependant Territory, spending just on £44 million a year on administration and development, gets no less than 63 per cent, of its income as a free, untrammelled gift from its mother-country? And spends 61 per cent, on its public services?

Details of the Budget, presented by the Treasurer, Mr. A. P. J.

Newman, in an 80-minute speech, were in many respects most interesting; but trained businessmen, accustomed to budgets in which countries and corporations are obliged to shape their expenditure in accordance with their earnings, found it mostly bewildering.

A total of £44 million a year is being spent in a country whose real earnings, under the stimulus of bonuses and protections of all kinds, amount to about £2oi million.

The difference, of course, is approximately the amount of Australia’s annual gift.

Consequently, Australia’s “boom” is being reflected in New Guinea, where a huge army of officials are enjoying very good conditions, and where private enterprise generally is reaping profits on a scale which seems to make its economic future secure. (The political future, of course, is a horse of a different colour.) It would be interesting to know what proportion of the money so generously poured into the Territory by the Commonwealth Government is coming back to Australia in the shape of profits made by Australianowned private enterprise; what proportion is being ploughed back by private enterprise for new development; and the approximate annual increase in the value of all capital investment in Papua and New Guinea.

Anyway, although it is a strange and very interesting set-up, there is no doubt that a good time is being had by all classes in P-NG including the New Guineans. “God Bless Australia!” should be sung—in Pidgin if necessary—by every village choir.

Fundamental Change Points made by Treasurer Newman, in his Budget speech, deserve a wider audience: Exports in 1963-64, at £20,556,000, were a record. All products except gold and peanuts increased substantially.

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Therefore, while expansion of health and education services “has not been completely curtailed, it has been restricted in comparison . . . with former years.”

In 1964-5, the Department of Education will cost £4,631,000.

Secondary and technical schools, and some primary schools where there is population growth, will be expanded; but there will be no extension of primary schools.

The Treasurer expected that the World Bank report on economic development would have something pointed to say about the need for greater economic development as against social development, but it was revealed later that although the report is known to be in Canberra, it had not up to early September been released for public information.

Army Of Pubic Servants The Budget provides £955,000 for Motor Transport Branch activities, which uses a fleet of 1,208 vehicles; and £675,000 is provided for air charters.

A Budget table shows that the actual Public Service staff on July 1 was 6,645, and of “other employees and students” numbered 19,938 —a total of 26,583 engaged in the administration of the Territory.

It was stated that, in 1964-5, lew broadcast stations will begin iperations in Kerema, Goroka and Mt. Hagen. These activities are part of the Department of Information and Extension Services, which now cost about £300,000 per annum.

It is noted that the new House of Assembly, with its paid membership, under-secretaries, and all, is estimated to cost £140,000 a year.

The police force will be increased to 3,100, and the cost of which will go up by £lOO,OOO to over £1 million.

The Budget debate to follow later in the month was expected to be lively. • Mrs. Betty Evans, formerly of Suva, is the first appointment to the staff of the Fiji Office, Sydney. Mrs.

Evans, nee Whiteside, a well known Fiji family, went to Western Australia from Fiji last year. Early in August she came east to Sydney and within a week had secured a post of receptionist for Colonel Basil Rogers, the Fiji Government’s first representative in Australia.

Growing Role For Co-operatives In The New Hebrides • Private European Traders Affected From lan Taylor, at South West Bay, Malekula Startling advances have been made in the New Hebrides in the past year in the formation of co-operative societies which are radically changing village economic life. The co-operatives usually have from 50 to 100 members.

SOME private European traders are beginning to feel the effects, and a few have already begun to withdraw. At least one trader confessed recently that he couldn’t compete with the co-operatives and virtually handed over his business to the New Hebridean members of a newlyformed society.

One new co-operative society has openly boasted that it has been formed to defeat a large monopolising company. But most of the societies are simply in existence to provide better living conditions in the villages of their members.

As former Co-operatives Officer of the Presbyterian Mission—the office was discontinued recently because of the increased interest and control by the British and French Administrations—l have watched developments with a keen eye.

Slow At First The British and French Administrations were slow at first to promote the idea of co-operatives, but now they have entered the work enthusiastically.

Administration vessels carrying specially appointed French and British Co-operatives Officers and a New Hebridean Co-operatives Inspector have been visiting the islands throughout the Group to form new societies and to supervise and inspect existing ones. Mr. T. Layng represents the British Administration, and Mr. Gloaneac, the French.

Before the two Administrations entered the field, the formation of co-operative societies was largely inspired by the missions, particularly the Presbyterian Mission, although the missionaries were too busy with spiritual matters to do justice to the work.

Two men, especially, deserve credit. One is the Rev. John Cooper, a former Presbyterian missionary who pioneered co-operative work on Tanna, playing a big part in helping the White Sands people to get the larki Society established and successfully operating. The other is lolu Abbil, a New Hebridean from Lenakel, Tanna, and a graduate of Onesua High School, who has been chosen by the British Administration as its first Inspector of Co-operative Societies.

Further Training lolu is a young, dedicated Christian, with an excellent command of English who has made a deep impression on all. Now chosen for further training, in Fiji, he makes the prospects for co-operatives in the New Hebrides look bright indeed.

By the end of 1964, it is expected that 12 British and five French controlled co-operative societies will be functioning.

At present, there are 10—eight under British supervision and two under French.

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He topped the Administration’s trading course on Tongoa, and won great praise from all in charge. He has accepted his responsibilities with real enthusiasm and honesty.

Before his “own” co-operative society was opened on July 15 this year, he played a tremendous part in organising it, and insisted that the opening ceremony should include an act of worship and a simple but significant ritual in which a large leaf screen, which hid the store from sight, was dramatically cut down in an endeavour to “find the better way of life co-operatives can bring.”

It is not unfair to say that for a long time Europeans and New Hebrideans have chafed under the monopoly of large, price-domineering trading companies, which have hardly known the meaning of the word “competition”.

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Quickening Tempo In Norfolk Island Commerce From Merval Hoare on Norfolk Island Faith in Norfolk Island’s future as a tourist resort has been shown recently by two mainlanders who have started in business on the island and others who are busy building shops which will open soon.

MRS. D. B. Millar, until recently a school teacher in Sydney, opened tearooms in one of K.

Prentice’s buildings at Burnt Pine early in August. The tearooms are open six days a week. Visitors and residents needing a quick “cuppa” while out shopping are finding them attractive.

At Middlegate, Mr. Karl Davies, who is also from Sydney, has opened the Norfolk Island Photographic Centre. Mr. Davies has earned his living as a photographer in many parts of the Pacific and has had considerable experience in underwater photograhpy. He has worked with the J. A. Rank Film Coy. and other film units, and has been on expeditions with the writer Lowell Thomas.

Several buildings are going up in the Burnt Pine area, between the Hospital Corner and New Cascade Road. Mrs. Mavis Forbes, who came from New Zealand some years ago, expected to go into one of them by the end of September, selling Christian Dior model gowns. Her salon will be called the Paris Boutique.

A group of shops to be known as the Garden Shopping Centre is Rafferty’s Rules fTIHE organisers of basketball on Niue Island apparently believe in letting the players have a little fun at the beginning of the season.

The season has just started and the basketball players were advised in a notice in the local press that there would be a brief run through of the rules AFTER the last game on the first day was concluded. 71 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY OCTOBER, 1964

Nothing else has got that Cadbury taste because... there’s a glass and a half of pure, fresh, full-cream milk in every half pound of Cadbury’s Dairy Milk Chocolate MD3/2FC/4 being erected by Diegelman’s Construction Co. Two will house Roy’s Pharmacy and Duncan’s Sports Shop, owned by Mr. Roy Sanderson and his son Duncan, which are now located in one of K. Prentice’s buildings.

The other shops will be Max and Thelma’s Household Furnishing Store, a ladies’ hairdressing salon and a coffee lounge. The coffee lounge is being built around a tall white oak tree which will form an unusual interior decoration. Local residents Mr. and Mrs. Max Diegelman are the owners of the Garden Shopping Centre.

Work has also started on a site recently bought for Milton’s Departmental Store. The proprietors are Mr. Thomas T. Milton, a Sydney businessman and his son Mr. Ivan A. Milton.

The store will sell goods from the East, including radios, TV sets and cameras, Royal Copenhagen porcelain figures and Danish and French crystals. Trading will begin in November.

These new ventures will, of course, change the face of Burnt Pine and quicken the tempo of commercial life on Norfolk.

The island has entered a new phase—a busy, prosperous and competitive period geared to tourism and duty-free shopping.

Inevitably, some of the disadvantages associated with prosperity will catch up with Norfolk, but the island itself is so lovely that the atmosphere cannot be completely ruined.

Heavy Tasman Air Traffic Qantas, TEAL and BOAC between October and March will operate 1,219 flights each way between Australia and New Zealand, an increase of 25 per cent, in the number of flights in the corresponding period of a year ago.

In December alone, because of Christmas traffic, there will be 221 services, compared with 176 in December, 1963.

The Melbourne - Wellington service will become twiceweekly from September 28. The Brisbane-Auckland service will operate twice a week from December 16. The airlines estimate that in the six months they will carry 117,060 passengers. 72 OCTOBER, 1964 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

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There are three sailings a month from Australia to Port Moresby with the passenger liners M.S. “Changsha”. M.S.

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“Chekiang", serving seven territory ports.

There is also a new express service from Australia to Rabaul with the passenger liners M.S. “ Anking” & M.S. “Anshun”.

All seven ships serving the Australia-New Guinea-Papua trade are equipped with refrigerated and cooler cargo space.

For more details, please apply to our agents: PAPUA Steamships Trading Co. Ltd., Port Moresby and Samarai. Cables: ‘Steamships’.

NEW GUINEA Colyer Watson (N.G.) Ltd., Lae.

Madang and Rabaul. Cables; ’Colyeram’

NEW CALEDONIA Etablissements Ballande. Rue de L’Alma, Boite Postale 18, Noumea. Cables: Ballande’ 8.5.1. P. British Solomons Trading Co. Ltd., Honiara.

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NEW HEBRIDES Les Comptoirs Francais des Nouvelles-Hebrides, Vila and Santo. Cables; ’Comptoirs Francais’

JAPAN Butterfield & Swire (Japan) Ltd., Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, and Kobe. Cables ‘Swire’

FIJI Morris Hedstrom Ltd., Suva, Lautoka, etc. Cables: ‘Deuba’

WESTERN SAMOA Morris Hedstrom Ltd., Apia.

Cables ‘Deuba’

TONGA Morris Hedstrom Ltd., Nukualofa & Vava’u.

Cables: ‘Morrisco’

TAHITI Establissements Donald, Papeete. Cables: ‘Donald’

EASTERN MANAGERS Butterfield & Swire Ltd., 9 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong. Cables; ‘Swire’

General Agents in Australia: SWIRE & YUILL PTY. LTD .8 Spring Street, Sydney. 27 4701. Cables: ‘Swireship' • A British Company incorporated within the United Kingdom JAPA SANTO KAV RABAUL MADA SAMAR VILA LAE WEWAK

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Trans-Australia Airlines Ansett-AA.A.L.

INSURANCE: National Mutual Life Association of Australasia Harvey Trinder (N.G.) Ltd. (Insurances at Lloyd's of London) AUTOMOTIVE & MACHINERY DIVISION: Armstrong-Holland Pty. Ltd.

British Seagull Co. Ltd, Carrier Air Conditioning Pty. Ltd.

Crossley Brothers Ltd.

Deutz Plant & Equipment (Aust.) Pty. Ltd.

International Harvester Co. of (Aust.) Pty. Ltd.

Mono Pumps (Aust.) Pty. Ltd.

Outboard Marine International Prince Motors Ltd.

Rootes Ltd. (Export Division) Villiers Engineering Co. Ltd.

Willys-Overland Export Corp.

SHIPYARD & ENGINEERING DIVISION; Beaufort (Air-Sea) Equipment Ltd.

Hong Kong Steel Ropes Ltd.

Matthews Fire Alarm Pty. Ltd.

Orange Steel Tank Co. Pty. Ltd.

Rolls-Royce of Australia Ltd.

Sidney Williams & Co. (Pty.) Ltd FREEZER & COLD STORE: Farbwerke Hoeghst A.G.

J. C. Hutton Pty. Ltd.

International Canners Pty. Ltd.

Peters-Arctic Sales Division MERCHANDISE DIVISION: A.R.C. Engineering (N.S.W.) Pty. Ltd.

Braemar Engineering Co. (Old.) Pty. Ltd.

Burnie Board & Timbers Pty. Ltd.

Butterick Patterns Cottees Ltd.

C.S.R. Building Materials Cyclax (Australia) Pty. Ltd.

Cyclone Co. of Aust. Ltd.

Dorf Taps Pty. Ltd.

Dylon International Ltd.

Email Ltd.

E. Sachs & Co. Ltd.

Eterna (S.A.) Fesq & Co. Ltd. (Red Mill Rum) G. Gramp & Sons Ltd.

Gillespie Bros. Pty. Ltd.

Glenloth Wines Ltd.

Hanimex Pty. Ltd.

Harrison Crosfield (A.N.Z.) Ltd.

Henry H. York & Co. Pty.

James Buchanan & Co. Ltd.

J. J. Cash & Sons Pty. Ltd.

John Lysaght (Aust.) Ltd.

Julius Marlow Pty. Ltd.

Lightburn & Co. Ltd.

Mildara Winery Ltd.

Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing (Aust.) Pty. Ltd Mobil Oil Australia Ltd.

N.V. Appleton Pty. Ltd.

Oliver Sports Goods Ltd.

Phoenix Biscuit Co. Pty. Ltd.

Pope Products Ltd.

Swift & Co. Ltd. (Heatane Gas) Taubmans Exports Pty. Ltd.

Turnbull Distributors Pty. Ltd.

Vogue Patterns W. D. & H. O. Wills (Aust.) Ltd William Green & Sons (Grenson) Ltd.

William Rhodes Ltd.

Wunderlich Ltd.

AERATED WATER FACTORY: Jusfrute Ltd.

COFFEE & COCOA MACHINERY: E. H. Bentall & Co. Ltd.

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General Merchants And Shipowners

Shipping, Customs And Forwarding Agents

Fiji:— SUVA.

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PAGO PAGO.

Agents for:— QUEENSLAND INSURANCE CO. LTD.

BURNS PHILP TRUST CO. LTD.

SHELL COMPANY (P. 1.) LTD.

Shipping Agents for: THE NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING CO. LTD. (Regular First Class. One Class and Tourist Class Passenger Service from NEW ZEALAND PORTS to UNITED KINGDOM, via PANAMA.) SHAW SAVILL & ALBION CO. LTD. (Regular First Class. One Class and Tourist Class Passenger Services from NEW ZEALAND PORTS to the UNITED KINGDOM, via PANAMA, and via AUSTRALIAN PORTS and SOUTH AFRICA.)

Port Line Ltd

(One Class Passenger Service from NEW ZEALAND PORTS to UNITED KINGDOM, via PANAMA.)

Bank Line Limited

GENERAL STEAMSHIP CORPORATION LTD. (Pacific Islands Transport Line. M.V. "Thor I" and M.V.

"Thorsisle".)

Blue Star Line

(Regular One Class Passenger Service to UNITED KINGDOM.)

Cunard Line

(General Passenger Agents for Trans-Atlantic Services, Canada and U.S.A., to and from Europe.)

Compagnie Des Messageries Maritimes

(Regular First Class and Tourist Class Passenger Services from FRENCH OCEANIA to MARSEILLES, via PANAMA.) BRITISH INDIA STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LTD.

Royal Interocean Lines

(Regular cargo sailings Chinese Mainland Ports, Hong Kong and Singapore to Fiji en route to New Zealand ports.)

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Bradford Insulation Industries Pty. Ltd Brush International Ltd.

A. J. Caley & Sons.

Dunlop Rubber Co. Ltd.

General Motors-Holden's Ltd.

Hercules Cycle & Motor Co. Ltd.

Charles Hope Ltd. (Cold Flame Refrigerators).

Huntley & Palmers Ltd.

Joseph Lucas (Exp.) Ltd.

Massey-Ferguson (Export) Ltd.

S. Maw Son & Sons (Surgical Dressings).

McAlpine Refrigeration Ltd.

McLeay Duff & Co.

Mullard (Overseas) Ltd.

O'Cedar Ltd.

Robinson, Thomas & Son Pty. Ltd.

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Brother Of Nature Man Lives In California In PIM for last November (p. 77), we published an article by staff writer Robert Langdon on Ernest W. Darling, a Nature Man ( i.e. sun “worshipper” and food faddist ), who lived in Tahiti for several years before World War I.

Darling, an American and a graduate of Stanford University California, became a Nature Man after curing himself of tuberculosis by living without clothes in the open air. He migrated to Tahiti shortly after the turn of the century.

When Darling returned to the United States in 1912, an article in the San Francisco Press claimed that he was “bent upon matrimony” and that his bride would have to be “willing to dispense with raiment, except in such places as are burdened with a chief of police of conventional ideas”.

Darling, if he really was looking for such a woman, never found one; and, in 1918, at the age of 52, he moved to Fiji where he died shortly after wards of influenza.

If Darling were still alive, he would now be 98. So it was with considerable surprise recently that we opened a letter from Newport Beach, California, and found it was from Darling’s half-brother, Thomas H. Darling, who is still young enough to be master of a 50 ft yacht, “Courage” and to cherish ambitions of visiting the South Seas.

Mr. Darling says he has been “well rewarded” for some time by reading PIM, but that “some sort of pinnacle was reached” when he read the article on his half-brother in the November issue.

“It has been my wish for many years to visit many of the places he told me about when I was between my seventh and ninth year,” Mr. Darling says, and he adds: “There are many things 1 could add to Mr. Langdon’s story, though I would modify some of the information given by him.”

Tahiti's Nature Man Did NOT Want A Wife For His Garden Off Eden By Thomas H. Darling, the Nature Man’s Half-Brother My father Tom Darling, who was also the father of my half-brother Ernest W. Darling, was only 16 when he married his first wife. He was born in Sparta, Ontario, Canada, and moved to Kansas, US, not far from Topeka, after his first marriage.

IN KANSAS, Tom Darling got a small farm; raised broom corn, strawberries and bees; and made brooms. It was in my father’s 16 ft by 20 ft log cabin that Ernest, his brother Charles and their sister Edith were born.

One day when my father was 35, he got tired of ploughing, left the plough in the field, took the horses to the barn, went into the village nearby and asked the local doctor if he thought he could yet become a doctor.

The doctor said he believed he could; and since Ernest, Charles and Edith were beyond the infant stage, they and their mother were left on the farm while my father studied at the Detroit College of Medicine with the help of his Uncle Sam in Canada.

He graduated near the head of his class.

After graduation and internship, my father took his family to Portland, Oregon, and established practice there in the downtown section.

In Oregon, with its rainy, cold winters, Ernest caught cold after cold, until he was nothing but a cage of bones. Tuberculosis followed.

Medicine Ineffectual The medicine of that period could do little for TB, and Ernest, now in his twenties, became discouraged and sick, and lost his faith in medicine. (I still have our father’s medical books and frequently have to smile at the treatment recommended.) Ernest, at this time, was at Stanford University the same university that Jack London went to, where they both had hot and heavy words with Dr. David Starr Jordan, the renowned educator and head of the university.

In an effort to cure him of his disease, my father sent Ernest to Arizona for a brief period. He then went into the forests of Southern Oregon to live the life of a “Wild Man”, as my father called it.

By this time, our father had become divorced from his first wife and had married my mother—he being 52 and my mother 28 or 29.

Ernest was much taken with my mother and she defended him in the many bickerings he had with our father.

I have nothing but the fondest memories of Ernest, who was a great personal hero. I still have a few relics of him.

Among these is a piece of white cedar he picked up at Stanford and sent to my father. On it is written: “White cedar I picked up in the U.

Buildings where I have been working.

Am going 2 make a strong effort, 2 re-enter on my course next month.

Ernest W. Darling, Tahiti's Nature Man 77 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY OCTOBER, 1964

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With love to all. Ernest.” On the address side is: “From E. W. Darling, Stanford.” The postmark is 3. p.m., August 4, 1902.

The package was addressed to our father, Dr. T. Darling, Cor. 30th & E. Salmon, Portland, Oregon.

I also have a few postcards that Ernest sent from Tahiti. They show some of the scenes of that day, such as the old bandstand and native scenes; and there are a couple of his little “plantation” with messages giving his hopes and dreams for it.

Among my memories of Ernest are the wonderful cigar boxes he sent me, carefully packed and full of dried bananas, for which “delicious” is but a mild word. I am sure that if people in the Islands could dry and ship bananas like he did, they would make a fortune.

There was magic in the way Ernest did everything—like showing me the correct island way of extracting coconut milk. This was when he visited us in California, to where my father retired in 1911.

I also remember asking Ernest about cannibalism, and he told me that they didn’t eat people in the South Seas any more, but that he had met people there who had enjoyed the delights of “long pig” in the past.

Critical Ernest had a critical attitude towards the prevailing faiths of his day, and his trouble with the French in Tahiti was caused by missionaries.

Ernest used to advise the native people to dress as they had always dressed, eat what they had always saten and resist the use of clothes unnatural to them—above all the disease-provoking muumuu or Mother Hubbard.

As a result, the French missionaries forbade him to cross certain property to get to his plantation, and it was for this reason that he had ;o scramble up a steep path.

Ernest always wore what was necessary to protect him—either :rom the weather or the law. When le came to see us, he wore enough o avoid an argument with Dad.

He liked the tropics because he iked to get plenty of fresh air to ceep him comfortable in the heat.

Fhere are many people now who nave found it sufficient to wear as ittle, and probably less than he lid, in public.

Now let’s dispose of the “Eve n the Garden of Eden” bit that Mr.

Langdon referred to in his story.

On his return to the US in 1911, Ernest gave out a story about wanting a wife to avoid complications with European women who got silly ideas and wanted to be overly friendly.

Remember, he was a big, strong, well-formed and intelligent man. I have heard from good friends in Tahiti that I have relatives there. 1 am sure his bed was not cold.

I remember visiting Ernest once at the San Diego International Exposition in 1915. He had a Nature Man booth there.

He didn’t care much what people called him, so long as he could get over his idea of good clean health. I never saw him do anything like “muscle beach” stuff, When I saw Ernest at the exposition, I was with my (and Ernest’s) uncle, James V. Teetzel, Justice of the King’s Bench in Ottawa, Canada, Ernest, by the way, never tried to drag any of his family down by using their names to get out of something.

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Helped Raise

Famous Anchor

From Merval Hoare on Norfolk Island On a pedestal in Macquarie Place, Sydney, not far from Circular Quay, is the anchor of the First Fleet ship Sirius that was wrecked in a storm on the reef at Kingston, Norfolk Island, in 1790.

ITS presence in Macquarie Place since 1907 is partly due to one of the old school of seafaring Norfolk Islanders, Isaac Goldie Christian, who helped to raise the anchor in 1905. The anchor was then firmly cemented to the reef by more than a century of coral growth.

Because he was an expert swimmer and diver, Isaac Christian was chosen to place the charge that blew away the coral. He still vividly recalls that day.

“It was a beautiful day with a good sea,” he says. “I dived from outside the reef, under the ledge and found the position of the anchor.

I felt the fluke and went up again to get the charge.

“I dived down again, put the charge under the ledge, and tied a rope to the shaft. There were two boats waiting and I gave an end of the rope to each boat.

“I then set the fuse which took a couple of minutes to burn. In the meantime I hung on to one of the boats.

“The charge exploded and two great waves hit the boats, pushed them apart and caused the rope to tighten.

“The anchor, which turned out to be long and heavy, was lifted between the boats and towed to Kingston pier.

“As it was so heavy it was not brought ashore, but left on the bottom beside the pier, until the Induna came from the islands. She took it back to Sydney.

“This was in 1905, when Captain Walton Drake was in charge of the island. In fact, it was he who organised the lifting of the anchor.”

In his youth, Isaac Christian worked for a local whaling company and hunted whales round Norfolk’s coast in the long, narrow boats then built by the Islanders.

Whaling was a hazardous business in those days. After the chase and the hand-harpooning of the victim a boat was often towed miles out to sea by the whale and the long pull back was hard work.

At the turn of the century when the cable ship Iris came to the island to lay the Norfolk section of the Pacific cable, Isaac Christian was one of the 68 Islanders chosen to train in seamanship and replace the Welshmen who manned her.

For some years afterwards the Iris carried a complete crew of Norfolk men.

Isaac Christian has been a landsman for quite a few years now.

His eyesight has been poor since World War II when he had a serious accident while unloading American equipment at Kingston pier.

Isaac Goldie Christian 79 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY OCTOBER, 1964

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Jubilee Of W. R. Carpenter & Co. Ltd. 50-Year-Old Company Has Played Big Role In Pacific Development By a Staff Writer On September 9, 1914, a company called simply W. R.

Carpenter and Co. Ltd. came officially into existence with an issued capital of £l,OOO. On its first balancing day seven months later, it showed a profit of £1,594/2/11. )N September 9, 1964, exactly 50 years later, W. R. Carpenter foldings Ltd., controlling assets orth more than £2O million, includg the original company, announced profit for the financial year ended me 30, 1964, of £2,054,371. Not ifittingly, it was called “our golden bilee profit”.

Few facets of Islands life have sen untouched by Carpenter inrests and actions during its half ntury of existence.

Carpenter money has helped in the welopment of copra plantations, ipping lines, trading stores, cocoa tates, a brewery, civil aviation; and ming up is a £1 million tea enterise in New Guinea.

The firm was founded by Mr. W.

Carpenter (later Sir Walter) who, a young man, showed that he •ssessed uncanny business acumen.

He became head bookkeeper for irns Philp when only 18, had anded a business on Thursday and before he was 21, and was er in Fiji for six years directing : affairs of Robbie Kaad and Co. • Burns Philp.

On His Own Early in 1914, Mr. Carpenter :ided to leave Fiji for Sydney to up on his own, sending ahead of n Mr. T. E. Page, who was his :rchandise manager in Robbie ad and Co.

Page opened an office at 24 Bond eet, Sydney, in the name of “W.

Carpenter”.

When the firm was incorporated on Member 9, 1914, Mr. Carpenter s the principal shareholder with a per cent, interest. Holding 25 ' cent, each were P. A. Morris, n chairman and managing director Morris Hedstrom Ltd., and J. (later Sir Maynard) Hedstrom. rhus an early link between Carpenters and Morris Hedstroms was established, which is still seen in the cable address, “CAMOHE”, which was then registered.

The first directors of the young firm were Messrs. Carpenter and Morris. A present-day director, Mr.

B. B. Perriman, joined the firm on June 1, 1914, as a general office assistant and shorthand-typist.

Carpenters built up their early strength on copra and as agents in Australia for Morris Hedstrom Ltd.

They were the biggest dealers in Australia in Fiji bananas, a trade which now, regrettably for Fiji, does not exist.

Holdings Increased The founder of the firm increased his holdings in 1918 when he bought the interests of P, A. Morris, who retired.

Another Carpenter, H. 8., a brother of the founder, came into the firm on June 1, 1918, as a director. He was principally interested in insurance, and had little to do with the commercial or island trading activities.

At the end of 1918, Mr. W. R.

Carpenter’s elder son, Randolph Bolton, then only 18, joined the firm, starting at the bottom.

But there was little doubt that he was a financial genius, set in the same mould as his father.

There was a big increase in the company’s capital structure in 1918, when paid-up capital was lifted to £25,000. In 1921 the nominal capital was £lOO,OOO.

About 1921, during the big influenza epidemic, Mr. Carpenter became seriously ill, and made a deal to amalgamate with Morris Hedstrom’s. But on his recovery the arrangement was cancelled.

The arrangement lasted about seven months, which meant there was a slight break in the continuity of the Carpenter interests in W. R.

Carpenter and Co. Ltd., but a link remained as Mr. Carpenter was on the Morris Hedstrom board.

When Carpenters resumed on their own, they bought out the interests of Sir Maynard Hedstrom, and the board was reconstructed. It comprised Messrs. W. R., H. B. and R. B. Carpenter.

Becomes Public The firm was still a private company then, but in 1923 it became public with the issue of 20,000 cumulative preference shares, placed by Mr. D, J. Brownhill.

As a public company it has always paid a dividend, despite the depression of the late 20’s and early 30’s, and heavy losses in the Gilberts, Solomons and New Guinea after the Japanese invasion of the early 40’s.

On January 5, 1926, W. R. Carpenter and Co. Ltd. came to a working arrangement with the stock and station agents, Dalgety and Co. Ltd., who had taken up a large parcel of Carpenter shares.

Under that arrangement the Dalgety superintendent had a seat on the Carpenter board. There are still traces of that association today, even though Carpenters later bought the shares back.

The late Sir Henry Braddon, a Dalgety superintendent, remained on the Carpenter board after he retired from Dalgety’s. Mr. W. S. Bennett, who was also a Dalgety superintendent and joined the Carpenter board. (Continued on p. 108) Sir Walter Carpenter 81 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY OCTOBER, 1964

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yesterday On most Pacific fronts in October, 1944, Allied forces were on the attack, preparing for the invasion of Japan « PIM reported then that Allied aircraft had heavily attacked Formosa, and by October 13 had destroyed 221 enemy planes and 16 cargo ships.

OTHER news reported in that issue of 20 years ago included : Sir Walter Carpenter, head of the big Pacific trading and shipping firm, W. R. Carpenter & Co. Ltd., was paying a visit to Sydney after three years’ residence in Canada, accompanied by Lady Carpenter. Sir Walter, who saw what was likely to happen in the Pacific soon after the outbreak of war in Europe, extended his group’s operations to Canada, where copra-milling was begun in a big way. * * * Among the Fiji war casualties was the name of Corporal Sefanaia Sukanivalu, of Yacata Island, Cakaudrove, who was subsequently posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross. He was the only Fiji serviceman to win the VC in World War 11. ♦ * * A proposal that European residents of Papua and New Guinea should appeal to Great Britain for relief from the indifference and injustices of Australian administration was not accepted by members of the Pacific Territories Association, who attended a meeting in Sydney in large numbers. Most members felt that if they clung to Australia, the Australian Government, sooner or later, would have a change of heart and would give them more consideration.

Dollar-mindedness among Western Samoans was blamed by New Zealand politicians for the lack of banana supplies in the Dominion. A fall in supplies was due to the arrival of US forces in Western Samoa and the islanders seeking higher paid employment constructing aerodromes and defence works. ♦ * * There was great joy at Papeete when Governor Georges Orselli announced that France had been freed from German occupation.

A day of celebration included religious services of thanksgiving and a review of troops by the Governor. * * * Sir Philip Mitchell, Governor of Fiji and High Commissioner for the Western Pacific, was appointed Governor of Kenya in place of Sir Henry Monck-Mason Moore. * * * Rarotonga welcomed an interesting home-comer, Miss Terito Pa Ariki, hereditary chieftainess of the historic Ngatangiia district, the reputed landing-place of the first Polynesian discoverers of the island. She went to New Zealand when she was 11. Two days after her return to Rarotonga she celebrated her 21st birthday. * * * Having carried on planting, but no trading, under extreme difficulties in Papua for 12 months, the report of Steamships Trading Co. Ltd. for the year ended July 31 showed a net profit of £7,340 on subscribed capital of £143,633.

Among the pictures in PIM for October, 1944, was this one of famous Australian war photographer Damien Parer (with the beard), who was killed in action on Peleliu Island (Palaus) on September 17, 1944. Parer often shot his film by going into action, just after the tanks and ahead of the infantry.

Although not a Territorian, he belonged to a family well known in New Guinea. He is seen above with his brother Cyril when he went into the Owen Stanleys to film "Kokoda Trail" in 1942. Cyril Parer was with military forces in the area. 83 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY OCTOBER, 1964

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Islanders Had Everything - Kitchen Sink Included From a Correspondent The wharf at Betio, Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony, was 3iled high with a miscellaneous :onglomeration of personal and lomestic articles on August 12 vhen the Government ship Wivanga disgorged her passengers after an inter-island voyage. nOMMENTING on the wide variety of goods and chattels arried by the passengers on his essel, Captain lan Wallace recalled he occasion when he called at Canton Island en route from Christmas Island to Tarawa.

Pan American Airways had ceased o use the island as a stop-over some ime before, but the hotel still ontained plenty of luxurious fittings -or so the passengers thought.

Having watched a procession up is gangplank of happy possessers f items such as lengths of piping, 'ash basins and a toilet complete dth seat, Captain Wallace had just nished saying to his Mate that he ad seen everything but the prokitchen sink, when a passenger ave in sight staggering under that ;ry fixture. * * * T is extremely doubtful whether dogs are consciously aware of ie sanctuary of churches which jsperadoes on the run used to take Ivantage of years ago. But the dogs a Hull Island in the Phoenix Group ust have had some instinctive lowledge in that direction.

Recently, when Captain Wallace sited Hull Island in the Nivanga poison the dogs left there last ar when the populace was moved more fruitful Wagina Island in e Solomons, he found that the dogs id taken refuge, in equal numbers, the churches of the Roman itholic and LMS missions which d ministered in similar proportions the spiritual needs of their owners.

According to Colony Information Jtes, the GEIC newsletter, the dogs ;re left behind on Hull Island— d also on Gardner Island—because len their owners moved to the Solomons they could not bring themselves to kill them, as the authorities had requested.

“Without any humans to look after them,” the newsletter goes on, “it was feared that the dogs would either die a slow death from starvation or disease, or if they survived they would become savage and be a danger to any strangers or castaways arriving at the islands.

“It was accordingly decided that for their own good (sic), as well as for anyone landing on the islands, all the dogs should be destroyed, and on its last voyage there in May, RCS Nivanga carried poison and arms for the purpose.

“On the outward voyage, a small party comprising Acting District Commissioner Tabunawati Takoa, MBE, Marine Cadet Kabori, and an armed policeman were landed at each island. Poisoned baits were laid before leaving.

“On the return voyage the islands were again visited, and no dogs were seen, although several whole carcases and some partly eaten ones were found. All the baits had been eaten, and as they were impregnated with a very strong poison, it is assumed that all the dogs are now dead.” * * * TWO Gilbert Islanders, Nan Teitake and Nan Tebaka, were out fishing at Bataritari on August 4 when they felt a hard pull on their line. They battled with the fish for more than half an hour until, suddenly, the pull slackened.

Thinking that the fish had got away, they pulled in their line. But presently they saw a big shark nearing their canoe with a line in its mouth, and they realised that all was not lost after all.

But the shark was not beaten.

Suddenly he charged the canoe— and with such force that some planks of the vessel were smashed and the two occupants were thrown into the water.

Fortunately for them, a nearby canoe went to their aid and took them aboard. Meanwhile, the two fishermen still held their line, and they hauled the shark on to the rescuing canoe and killed it. 85 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY OCTOBER, 1964

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Paliau Seen

As Another

ROOSEVELT Nothing fascinates man like lan, and for those who want to sive deeply into this fascinating ibject, Continuities in Cultural volution, by Margaret Mead, ill fill the bill. 3HE book is published through the • Dwight Harrington Terry Foundion Lectures and deserts straight ithropology.

The author seeks, instead, (says e dust jacket) to “provide a new ntext for considering both imrsonal processes in the develop- ;nt of civilisation and the role of iividual genius in cultural innovan. The analysis focuses on cultural cro-evolution: the development of m’s specific psychobiological capaies and the continuity of cultural msmission through the sense . .

If the reader understands that, ’s in, or at any rate, at first base, ’ll find, though, that Dr. Mead ’t nearly as bad as her dust jacket.

Possibly, for South Pacific readers, ' most interesting chapter is that ding with Paliau, of Baluan, inus, and what was his Movement • cargo cult), which she enmtered during her visit there in 53-54. Paliau today is a member the P-NG House of Assembly.

New Light iVhat she has to say throws some v light on the subject, which was sore one in New Guinea about time she writes. But to say that Mead was sold on Paliau is understatement of the age.

Ie is, she believes, “an example of kind of man who can make a cial difference in the course of ro-evolution.” She feels that what he was able to do in Manus provides the modern world with a unique example of the possibility of rapid transformation.

Later she says that Paliau had a mind comparable to Franklin D.

Roosevelt, although condemned to live amongst a handful of illiterates; and that had he been born towards the end of this century instead of in 1910, he might have found himself selected from the children of all the peoples of the world to be trained in a special school for the extraordinarily superior.—JT.

Dr. Mead was visiting New Guinea again in September.

Her current mission is part of a five-year project for the American Museum of Natural History, which has already started on Manus Island and will end in the Sepik.

Two anthropologists from the same museum, Dr. Theodore Schwartz, and his wife, Dr. Lola Schwartz, are already in the area to be studied, and later, with Dr. Mead, they will move to the Sepik.

For two months each Southern Hemisphere winter for the next five years, Dr. Mead will be in the Territory.

On Manus Island she will stay in the same village where she made her first New Guinea studies in 1928.

She was back in that village in 1953 when she gathered some of the material mentioned in the book above, but has not seen it since then.

“I have a lot of friends there; I know everybody except the children who have been born in the last 11 years”, she told PIM in Sydney.

“The people I know have gone through a tremendous change. They skipped 2,000 years between 1928 and 1953.

“Now I am going back to see what has happened. The children I know are now reading in English.

“It is obvious there have been a lot of changes since I was last there, in education, political education and political participation.

“It is marvellous to see them make such a tremendous advance and develop under Government facilitation, and not under pressure.”

Dr. Mead said she had heard reports of the President Johnson cult on New Hanover, and said that it followed a familiar pattern.

“They are a form of change,” she said, “These religious cults exist all round the world, not just in New Guinea.”

(Continuities In Cultural

EVOLUTION. Yale University Press, London. 63/- Stg.) New Atlas Shows SE Asia's Changing Face Since 1942 the whole face of South-East Asia has been changed and an up-to-date atlas of the area, now issued by Macmillan, is long overdue.

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Maps include not only political areas but climate, vegetation, agriculture, population, minerals, industries and communications. There are town plans for the larger cities.

It is interesting to note that the compilers, thorough though they have been, did not catch up with the West New Guinea capital’s second change of name in two years. They have it as Kota Baru (Hollandia) instead of Sukarnapura (Kota Baru) (Hollandia).

This excellent production will be of great use to those concerned with this increasingly important part of the world. (ATLAS of SOUTH-EAST ASIA.

Macmillan. 80/-.) Paliau 87 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY OCTOBER. 1964

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In Search Of Bong Trees In The Pacific Islands On Thanksgiving Day four oi five years ago, American autho: James Ramsay Ullman sauntere< counter-clockwise round the poo in New York City’s Centra Park, wondering what he had t< be thankful for. It seemed no much.

HE and his wife had recently bee: separated. A novel on which h had worked for two years and hai pinned great hopes had had a dis appointing reception. Three day earlier, he had turned 51. And nex day, he had an appointment wit his dentist.

On the other hand, Ullman ha no ties; and having, one gathers, reasonable tidy bank balance, h was free to go wherever he liked.

Ullman was in the mood for goin to some of those away-from-it-al places where the mythical bong tree of Edward Lear would be mo* likely to grow.

One stormy day, Ullman set ol by passenger-freighter from Sa Francisco on the first leg of Pacific tour that was to last 1 months. In the course of it, h probably visited more Pacific island than any American since Commodor Wilkes commanded the America Exploring Expedition to the Pacifi in 1838-42.

Landfalls Ullman’s landfalls, for the recorc were Hawaii; Wake Island; Guan Yap, Palau, Truk, Lukonor, Ponape Kusaie, Jaluit, Kwajalein and Majur (Micronesia); Tarawa (Gilbei Islands); Fiji; Tongatapu and Vava (Tonga); Niue; Tutuila, Manu and Swain’s Island (America Samoa); Upolu and Savaii (Wester Samoa); Aitutaki, Manuae an Rarotonga (Cook Islands); an Tahiti, Moorea, Tubuai, Raivavae Raiatea, Bora Bora, Takaro< 88 OCTOBER, 1964 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

Napuka, Fatu Hiva, Hiva Oa, and Nuku Hiva (French Polynesia).

Ullman did not find any of the bong trees of his heart’s desire on :he first part of his trip.

Hawaii with its pasteurised Polynesian, South seas atmosphere, tVake Island with its 36 aircraft irriving and departing each day, and 3uam with its bustling, Americanised nodernity were scarcely conducive o the growth of bong trees.

But there were bong trees on some >f the less-developed, far-flung slands of Micronesia, which are dministered by the United States, rith a niggardly purse and without mch enthusiasm, on trust from the Jnited Nations.

Moving down to British-ruled 'arawa in the Gilberts, Ullman )und that Bairiki, the headquarters f the GEIC Government, looked ke the Garden of Eden compared ith the slums of Micronesia’s disict centres.

“But,” he adds, “it was not Eden, : course. In a bona fide Eden (as iy travel agent can tell you) there air conditioning. There are no osquitoes. And the toilet paper is >t made in England.”

In Fiji, Ullman was vastly amused ' the pukka, Somerset Maughammess of Suva’s Grand Pacific Hotel- : did what few locals have ever >ne —walked from one side of Viti ;vu to the other; and he had an counter with the huge girth even seeing was not believing”) of )nga’s Prince Tungi.

Rarely-Visited Ullman’s chapter on Tonga itself headed, “Where The Saints Have od, and the chapter is largely a nsideration of the way that that igdom has been completely “won the West” in religious matters ile clinging to its old ways in aost all others.

In American Samoa, as in Microua, Ullman found that the chief nplamt was lack of money and lied personnel to develop the ce, but that “in common with er mortals,” the Samoans were itradictory i n that they wanted n progress and non-progress, ney and freedom from the need money, fa a Samoa and the wav the world.”

Jllman s chapters on his visits to lencan Samoa’s rarely-visited fin s Island and Manua are among most interesting sections of his k; but the islands which yielded most interesting characters— jng dozens of them—were unbtedly tiny Manuae (population: in the Cooks, and Tubuai in nch Polynesia.

Manuae’s “character” was exinternational tennis player Karlo A.

Andersen, a slender, middle-aged Dane in dark blue shorts, immaculate white shirt, blue tie with a gold clasp, golf hose with garters and white solar topee, who managed the island’s spick and span coconut plantation with military precision, and who turned on—during a brief stop by Ullman’s freighter—a fourcourse meal with wines, served on Royal Copenhagen china by a houseman and two uniformed waitresses.

Tubuai’s “character” was Tony Klein, an American, who had come to the Pacific in the mid-thirties to escape the Depression, had drifted from Tahiti to Tubuai, and had lived there—the only Anglo-Saxon— ever since.

It was.on Bora Bora that Oilman became acutely aware of a disease called Pacific Rot, which, he says, is a direct outcome of “underwork and underworry,” and he went home.

The first result of his venture into the Pacific was a novel called Island Before The Wind.

Now he has published Where The Bong Tree Grows, which, besides A Trap For Young Authors On the northern side of Moorea, Tahiti’s mountainous sister island are two narrow, almost fjord-like bays, about two miles apart. Both bays are about two miles long, and the spectacular scenery within each is so similar that it is easy to confuse one bay with the other. „ , Th f, westernmost bay is called Papetoai or Oponohu. But Captain Cook, the first European to visit it (in 1777), called it Taloo Harbour, apparently in the mistaken belief that Teriu, the entrance to it was the name of the bay itself. , Jif 16 P eo P}e°f Moorea call the other bay ( pictured) Paopao. But for the past 150 years or so, Europeans have called it Cook’s Bay or iiaie de Cook for a reason that now seems to have become lost.

This, inevitably, has led people to assume that Captain Cook anchored or did something spectacular in Cook’s Bay, whereas, in fact he did not even visit it personally, although he knew it was there.

The latest author to fall for the Cook’s Bay furphy is Roderick Cameron, who says in his book, “The Golden Haze,” reviewed next page: It would be hard to find a more impressive or majestic sight than Paopao Bay, Cook’s anchorage in Moorea.”

Rc L msa y u llman does not fall into this error in his book, Where The Bong Tree Grows, ’ but he is even more ecstatic about the Paopao scenery, although he believes Papetoai’s is pretty much on a par.

When you enter either bay, he says. “you will have an experience that will make you grateful you were born.”

He goes on: “I have seen the miracle of the Himalayas from the valleys of Nepal. I have seen the East African plains at dawn, the green orchid-hug bowers of the Amazon jungle, the sculptured wastes of the Sahara in the gleam of cold moonlight. But nothing that earth can offer has stirred me more—in eye, in mind, in deepest spirit—than this entrance into the heart of Moorea.”- ROBERT LANGDON. 89 cI F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY OCTOBER, 1964

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>eing a sort of Inside The Pacific stands (a la John Gunther) is, as he author says, “a personal story: he log of one man’s journey through •art of the world of the South ’acific.”

As such, it is one of the most ntertaining, thoughtful, informative, nd comprehensive books on the ’acific to appear for a long time. -RL. (WHERE THE BONG TREE GROWS, allins, London. 31/-.) RODERICK CAMERON’S book •*' The Golden Haze, which is so a travel book of sorts, had a milar sort of genesis to that of lines Ramsay Ullman’s in that when, couple of years ago, someone ked Cameron if he had a subject •r a new book, he heard himself iswering, much to his own surprise, at he would like to write about e South Pacific.

He next bought a map of the >uth Pacific, and having decided at he could not visit all the islands, : thought he would confine himself those visited by Captain Cook.

This was a happy thought, for spite the thousands of books that ve been written about the Pacific one has ever written an In The ake of Captain Cook.

Cameron has not written such a ok, either, for he is one of those ople who is so fascinated by the st that when he travelled in Captain ick’s wake, he saw little of the jsent.

The Golden Haze is therefore •inly a recapitulation of Cook’s :ounts of what he saw in the ices he visited, with occasional s thrown in from the works of ter usually, long-dead writers— ugainville, Kotzebue, Orsmund, is, Krusenstern, Melville, etc.

"or all this, The Goldne Haze is dable enough if you are especially crested in the Pacific; and it is st handsomely produced, with 84 strations, of which several are in our. iut the book’s main claim to fame st surely be the enormous number literal and typographical errors, las more of these than any book have ever read; scarcely a single e is without them; and some es have as many as two to the s.—RL. [•HE GOLDEN HAZE. Weidenfeld & tolson, London 60/9.) “De Doctuh Done Reach"

“Out-Island Doctor” is one of the most entertaining books to come out of the West Indies and certainly the most unusual. The doctor in the case is Evans W. Cottman, “not a real MD”, who is assisted by Wyatt Blassinggame in writing this autobiography. In the practice of medicine, however, Evans was on his own.

UNTIL middle-life he was a science teacher at the high school, Madison, Indiana, and usually vacationed in the British Bahamas. But gradually the call of the islands got greater and that of the school less, and finally he retired to the Islands and took up the practise of medicine, lust like that.

As qualified medical men in the outer Bahamas are practically nonexistent, the government grants a limited licence to persons having certain scientific qualifications. These are known as Unqualified Medical Practitioners, and engage in general practice except major surgery. The nearest parallel in the South Pacific would be if the P-NG Administration licensed European Medical Assistants to go into private practice.

No Ordinary Business It was soon evident to Cottman that medical practice in the outer Bahamas was going to be no ordinary business. Not only had he to master the new medical jargon of the text books he had brought, but he had to learn the strange language of the local people. In time he got used to both; to being announced, when he reached some out of the way cay, that had had no medical attention for years, by someone marching through the village shouting, “De Doctuh Done Reach!”

Or being asked by every patient: “Doctuh, ain’t you gonna sound me to see if my blood is running right?”

From ingrowing toenails to a hangover, you just weren’t a doctor in the Bahamas if you didn’t use your stethoscope right off, as a sounding rod.

To help him get about, De Doctuh built a ketch called the Green Cross and the adventures he had in hei were equally as extraordinary as those he had with his patients.

There is laughter in every page of this book, and occasionally pathos. Above all, it proves that a man in a rut can, if he wishes, change course even in middle-life.—lT. (OUT-ISLAND DOCTOR. Published by Redder & Stoughton Ltd. 26/6.) A Cook's Tour Of Europe After reading Kenneth Cook’s account of European travel (Blood Red Roses), some readers might be left in doubt as to whether or not it’s a spoof and they’ve been got at; few however, will persist to the end without being amused.

KENNETH COOK is an Australian writer—newspaper reporter, creator of radio plays and features, TV commentator, novelist, you name it, he’s been it. He is also the father of four small children, aged from two to nine, and thereon hangs the adventures—or the folly— that led to his present piece of descriptive literature.

In 1961 he and his wife Patricia decided to see the world even though they were financially embarrassed (although embarrassed is the last word that ever should be used in connection with the Cooks), and encumbered by offspring.

Cook’s bank manager connived, by lending them £800; they let their house in Chatswood, Sydney, and took passage on a foreign ship to Genoa because its agents quoted the lowest fares. The adventure began.

Even with the self-inflicted troubles the Cooks carried with them, nothing, just nothing, could have been as continually disastrous as this story makes out subsequent events to be.

In the ordinary course of an ordinary life there must have been some smooth patches, a little sunshine; but Kenneth and his brood were not just ordinary. Even accommodating bank-managers, generous magazine editors and movie-makers are made to appear as minor catastrophes.

It says something for the exuberant style of the writer and his somewhat ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY OCTOBER, 1964

perverted sense of fun that you are not tempted to give the book away early in the piece as pure tripe but, to the contrary, are enticed from page to page to see what slapstick situation the menagerie will get itself into next.

On the voyage from Australia, the Cooks contracted every disease known to man and a few known only to the owners and operators of the foreign-registered vessel they sailed on. Patricia reached London suspected of being in the terminal stages of TB; they bought a boat, on another overdraft, expecting to sail it down through the canals of Europe to the Mediterranean and Greece but wrecked it, uninsured, before they had left the approaches to Maidstone. They bought a car, travelled to Spain, where Kenneth took up smuggling, and were chased out by the Guardia Civil, carrying a Frenchman, without papers, across the border in the boot of the car.

The car finally expired in Nothern France, they expended their last sous on tickets to London where they arrived “dishevelled, weary, penniless and wondering what on earth the bank manager would say this time”.

“You’d better start to write something,” said Patricia, Blood Red Roses is the result. (The title comes from a sea shanty and doesn’t make any sense, either). —JT. (BLOOD RED ROSES. Published by Michael Joseph. 26/-.) SINCE Australia has inflicted travel writer Frank Clune on New Zealand readers it is probably only fair that the Kiwis should send us Susan Graham, author of The Tender Traveller. To be sure, Mrs. Graham doesn’t follow the Up-Boys-And-At- Em prose approach of Frank, but the two writers have in common a propensity for name dropping and an assumption that their readers want to know all their personal arrangements. And as Frank is aggressively Australian during his travels, so Susan is aggressively Kiwi. She reminds us frequently that Katherine Mansfield is a New Zealander and is always on the lookout abroad for some tiny recognition of the existence of New Zealand.

When Mrs. Graham manages to forget she is a New Zealander, and leaves the orbit of the various New Zealand Government offices abroad, with their luncheons and cocktail parties, she drops her stuffiness and treats us to an interesting travelogue, shot through with practical hints that only an experienced traveller could pass on.

Mrs. Graham’s travels take her to Bangkok and Istanbul, to Europe and London, to the US, South America and then home. It is her South American travels that save her book from being dull to all but her New Zealand fans (back home she is a newspaper columnist, and daughter of Guy Morris, Resident Commissioner of Niue and Treasurer in the Cooks after World War I).

It is in the southern continent that she allows us to share a little of the fun on being a tourist in the Andes, at La Paz, Buenos Aires and Brasilia, and the pity of it is that she doesn’t give us more of this and less of the other. r fHIS Land I Love, by the same L author, is what you might expect; It’s about New Zealand, a land in which she finds a few faults, but not often.

However, if the would-be traveller from other countries is willing to overlook this, Mrs. Graham provides good background against which something different in NZ holidays might be planned. In the case of expatriate Kiwis, of course, we can imagine this book reducing them to floods of nostalgic tears. —SI.

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A Blueprint For Australia's Future The word “development” is a much bandied about in Australi as in Papua-New Guinea, where for years, it has been regards as a political cure-all, althoug] few who have used it have hai much idea of putting theory int practice.

LATEST on the subject, as far i Australia is concerned, is th report of the Stanford Researc Institute of California which, throug Dr. J. B. Condliffe, made an on-th< spot survey in the early months c 1963.

The report, published now und< the title of The Development of Au, tralia, produces a blue-print for tt future. It is unlikely, however, thi its fate will be different from simih studies that have been made c similar subjects; or that it will pr< duce more than a dent in tt complacency of Mr. Average Ay tralia who is currently riding hig on a wave of great prosperity.

The report was made at the instig: tion of the Australian Developmei Research Foundation, which privately endowed. The terms < reference were to “investigate tl possibilities of attracting settleme: to the undeveloped areas of Austral and to suggest a programme of actic directed towards realising the possibilities”.

Enterprise Lacking One of the author’s interestii observations is what he calls An tralia’s “subtle lack of busine enterprise”. There is, he says, reluctance to take the risks ai responsibilities of mobilising capit and hiring technical services, at as a result it is estimated that foreij interests already own 25 per cent, ai control 40 per cent, of Australis manufacturing enterprises.

The plain message of Dr. Con liffe’s report, of course, is that An tralians are going to have to g off their tails and do more—ai risk more —if they are to face tl future with confidence.

He puts the deadline at 1970 ai suggests a crash programme development from both Govemme and private enterprise,—JT.

(The Development Op Austral]

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ANOTHER WOOL barons — and even wool peasants—of Australasia will ind H. B. Carter’s His Majesty's Spanish Flock of great interest. The lame reactions could hardly be exacted from Islands readers where heep are few and far between.

Australia, particularly, lives off he back of the Merino sheep, isually without thinking very much Bout how this unique Spanish breed ;ame into British hands. Author barter, an Australian now living in he UK, describes how a partnership ictween Sir Joseph Banks and King Jeorge 111 established the flock that ave Australia the animals that, for le last century, have kept her safe rom insolvency. (HIS MAJESTY’S SPANISH FLOCK, üblished by Angus & Robertson Ltd. ■ 5/5/-.) * * * i GOOD many Australians write poetry—or so it would seem om the number of books of Ausalian verse that have come our ay in the last 12 months.

The culminating volume is Ausalian Poetry — l 964 —an annual this year selected by Randolph :ow. Fifty-two poets are represented id their subjects range from “Reactions at a Parking Meter” to “A iew from the Bridge Rail”—which eludes Rockers with pointed shoes, id Surfies, with tri-coloured ousers. (AUSTRALIAN POETRY—I 964. Angus Robertson Pty. Ltd. 15/-.) * * * seventh number of The Aus- ■ tralian Children’s Annual is icked with interesting information, pries, things to do and to make and, course, pictures. This year the picres in colour are of New Guinea, rrowed from the adult books written ’ Colin Simpson.

Dr. T. S. Hepworth, Director of the jading Research Foundation of Ausilia, is again the Annual’s editor, e and his assistants aim to produce mething that is not “just another ildren’s book” and most children 11 agree that they have succeeded ry well.

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Pacific Shipping And Cruising Yachts Growing Use Of Suva Harbour Creates Pressing Problems More berthing space and cargo shed accommodation, more slip id ship repair facilities, more transit sheds, and open storage space r overseas cargo are pressing needs in the development of Suva arbour, according to a recent survey.

WE survey was made by a subcommittee of the Suva Chamber Commerce.

The sub-committee reported that 3 vessels with a net tonnage of 110,208 entered and cleared Suva 1957, landing 177,124 tons of •go and loading 127,222 tons.

By 1963 the number of ships had ;n to 680 with a net tonnage of 88,435, and they landed 193,394 is of cargo and cleared 71,279 is. fhe number of ships requiring rer facilities had also risen.

Fhe sub-committee said that as iporary storage measures, till funds re available, storage space could provided in additional sheds, ese should be built at Prince’s iding, and on a reclaimed site )Osite Prince’s Landing.

Fo provide additional berthing ce, a series of fingers, at least 200 long, should be laid for local shipping on the seaward side of the new Walu Bay reclamation.

The present repair facilities were fully booked, and if Japanese fishing ships to be based at Levuka were slipped at Suva, provision would have to be made for another small marine slipway of at least 200 tons.

To allow for future expansion of the port area, the Government should move the Department of Agriculture and the Health Office from the present sites in Rodwell Road.

Transit sheds could then be constructed on those sites.

Beached Boat

BLOWS UP A crocodile shooter’s boat, the 40 ft. Viking, blew up and burnt to the waterline while beached for repairs in New Britain on August 12, The Viking was owned by Mr. G.

Hauritz, who used it on crocodile shooting expeditions in the New Guinea islands.

The Rabaul Harbourmaster, Captain H. Riding, said the boat had been on a reef near Cape Raoul and had got off under her own power.

She was then beached for repairs.

Something had gone wrong during repair work to cause it to blow up and burn out.

"Fijian Princess"

REFLOATED Mr. Walter Whippy, well-known Suva shipwright, refloated the auxiliary cutter, Fijian Princess, which sank on August 14 in Nasoata Passage, near Suva, and towed her to Suva.

Her owners, the Princess Shipping Co., had abandoned her to the underwriters.

The superstructure of the cutter was badly damaged.

Bsip Reef Victims

SALVAGED BSIP residents have had some luck lately in salvaging handy little coastal vessels which had run on reefs around The Slot, and were abandoned to the underwriters.

First was the 40 ft. motor-vessel Cape Torrens, owned by Lever interests. She went on the reef at Malaita in March, 1963, and, after official investigation, was treated as a complete write-off.

A bright lad of these parts, Mr.

Cyril Aston, who has done well over the years in salvage, inspected the “wreck”, bought it for an amount that barely reached four figures, did a little patching and sent her to the slip at Yandina, for repair for overhaul.

The Fauabu Twomey, the Melanesian Mission’s medical ship donated by the NZ Lepers’ Trust Board, loaded with mission people, went on the reef off San Cristoval, one dark In The News This Month aean e ette luma u-kai lovento e Providence e Torrens ella ant )lo jthie thera >pe imbu-Twomey in Princess o net el Rose ieng Trader hi s Couppe Lucent Malaita Maroro Minerva Neophyte Niuvakai Papua Sunbow Taswegian Taurara Te Reva Three Cheers Tri-Odyssey Tuaikaepau Tulagi Valrosa Viator Viking Vuniwai Wakanui Wakatoru Wanaka Yik Cheong

Four Men Survive

Three-Week Drift

Four men, whose 8-ton motor vessel "Alice" broke down while travelling from Tikehau to Makatea (French Polynesia), were rescued at Mopelia Island early in September after they had drifted about 400 miles in three weeks.

The men left Tikehau on August 23 to take a cargo of fish to Makatea, a distance of 47 miles.

When they failed to arrive at their destination, an unsuccessful sea and air search was made for them, the men being declared lost on August 29.

On September 10, two of the men, Ahi, 55, and Ruru Titapu, 22, who had transferred from the "Alice" to a small canoe six days earlier, reached Mopelia. Next day, in reponse to a radio call from there to Papeete, the air search was resumed for the "Alice" and the vessel was found seven or eight miles from Mopelia. Its two occupants, Haititi and Mariki, were not much the worse for their adventure. 95 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY OCTOBER, 1964

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P.O. Box 508, North Sydney, N.S.W. ght. Local planters rallied around, id all the people and their luggage ;re got safely ashore. The native latswain who was in charge had his rtificate suspended, and was fined 0.

After official proceedings, the mers salvaged the motors, and andoned the vessel to the insurance ople.

Mr. C. G. Francis, of Rere Point antation, who had helped in the icue, afterwards went back for anler look, and ended by buying the reck” for a small nominal amount.

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Fhe 250-ton tanker, For so, has m acquired from the Norfolk laling Co. for the bulk petroleum de in Papua-New Guinea.

She was bought by Forso Transport '• Ltd., of Port Moresby, in May, 1 reclassed in Sydney.

Fhe Forso arrived in Port Moresby September 7. ihe will carry a native crew under command of Captain C. Grove, Lae.

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NDOMINIUM dr. S. J. Breusch’s newly-acquired ), Taswegian, left Sydney on Sepiber 14 for Aoba Island, New prides, where she will become an r-island trader. he Taswegian is Mr. Breusch’s Tenement for the Three Cheers, ch he sold to the New Hebrides i of Sung Kwan Chee last member. le bought the ship from Mr. Keith liamson, at Strahan, Tasmania, had her converted in Sydney n a fishing vessel to a trading Ir. Williamson worked on the version job and sailed to Aoba as neer. The skipper was Captain t Mounsey. he Taswegian is a 56 ft. steel boat i an 18 ft. beam and a draught of . She is powered with a Gardner -1 engine of 114 hp. [r. and Mrs. Breusch, who have it part of each of the past five s in Sydney, planned to fly to the 1 Hebrides to meet the Taswegian k.oba. be big New Hebrides firm, IH, has also bought a Tasmanian ng ship for trade within the dominium. be ship, which was converted in Dane, and renamed Koghi, is now ervice. She can carry 50 to 60 of copra.

Adventure For Boy

Scouts In "Maroro"

The Tongan Government ship Niuvakai went to the rescue of the well-known Fiji ketch Maroro at 2 a.m. on Sunday, September 5, as she wallowed helplessly in heavy seas off Nasilai Point, about 30 miles from Suva.

The Maroro’s engines had broken down and her mizzen gaff had been carried away on a storm-tossed voyage to Matuku in the Lau Group with 34 Boy Scouts who had been attending the Fiji Jubilee Jamborette.

The Maroro was without her owner-skipper. Captain Stan Brown, who was in Honolulu, and was under the command of Captain Stan Smith.

She had left Suva on September 4 for Matuku and was actually in sight of Matuku next day when she had clutch failure.

Captain Smith hoisted his sails, but the Maroro was dead to windward and Captain Smith decided to return to Suva. The Maroro took a battering from a wind-whipped sea and, when almost in sight of Suva, lost her mizzen gaff.

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There was a slight collision beveen the two ships which broke off le Maroro's bowsprit as the Niuvakai r as manoeuvred in heavy seas by her laster, Captain lan Fraser.

The Maroro reached Suva about a.m. without further mishap.

Captain Brown was due back in uva at the end of September—after tiling a yacht belonging to author eonard Wibberley from Honolulu to ermosa Beach, California.

Dorothie" Salvage

TTEMPT An attempt was to be made early October to salvage the cargo of the 000-ton freighter, Dorothie, which ent on a reef in Jomard Passage, >0 miles south-east of Port Moresby i July 12.

Her cargo—foodstuffs and building aterials—was estimated to be worth [OO,OOO.

If the cargo is salvaged, an attempt ay be made to refloat the Dorothie.

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Two heavy seas shipped in ab- >rmal weather, and an extremely infused sea southeast of Cape St. eorge at the southern tip of New aland, was the apparent cause of e capsize of the Kavieng Trader i February 16, 1964.

This was stated recently by a >ard of inquiry into the loss of e ship. The ship, whose crew of ► escaped in two lifeboats, was trying a cargo of petroleum proicts in bulk and in drums ( PIM , arch, p. 10).

The board’s report said that the as filled the deck to the top of e bulwark and the ship did not cover from a resulting heavy list.

No blame was attachable to any rson—the conduct of the master d crew at the time was deserving commendation.

Cond Ship For P-Ng

FEDERATION The Papua Federation of Native )-operative Associations is building new ship, which is estimated to cost 5,000.

To be named Papua, it will be 70 long, and will have a cargo pacity of 1,000 bags of copra.

The Papua will be the association’s :ond ship, the other is the Hiri. le new ship is needed to lift the :reased tonnages being hauled by pua coast co-operatives.

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The Ataluma, owned by Australian Hy dr°^ a phic Services Pty Ltd., recently finished a hydrographic survey of Milne Bay, P-NG, the first in a programme of such surveys, which will last about 14 months.

The next job for the Ataluma is at the southern shore of Collingwood Bay for a hydrographic survey of the shipping route between Cape Vogel and Wanegella.

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The Fiji Postmaster-General, Mr.

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Safety Regulations

IftNinPFn A recent spot check of Western Samoa shipping by the marine authorities revealed a startling state of affairs.

Almost every boat checked was lacking in some safety equipment, such as life preservers, tow-ropes, and radio - Some ships had to lay up for several days till they could comply with safety requirements.

Formosan Junk

rare uamc botb HOME The 70 ft. Formosan motor junk, Yik Cheong, after a substantial refit at Rabaul, left about the middle of August to go home. The bridge deck was smashed and a helmsman was killed when two ammonia cylinders, strapped to the deckhouse, exploded in New Guinea waters on June 30 Aug., p. 103).

The captain, Hui Ching Yit, who suffered severe injuries and for weeks hovered between life and death in the Nonga Base Hospital, is still in hospital.

He lost an arm and a leg in the explosion.

Ship For Medical

Work In Fiji

. Tb? Fiji Public Works Department building a new ship, the Vuniwai, f°r fbe Medical Department, and expects it will be commissioned late in November or early in December.

The new Vuniwai will be 75 ft. long, and will have a 19 ft. beam and a draught of 8 ft. Her displacement weight will be 90 tons. She has been designed to carry 12 passengers and a crew of 10.

A dispensary will be built in, and there will be provision for X-ray work, dental inspections and, if necessary, emergency operations.

Biggest Since The War The “Louis Couppe”, the biggest ship to be built in New Guinea since the war, was launched at Kokopo, New Britain, early in August.

The 90 ft ship belongs to the Catholic Mission, and will service Catholic missions along the New Britain coast, and will carry timber from the mission sawmill at Ulamona. The “Louis Couppe”, named after NG’s first Catholic bishop, was blessed by the Bishop of Rabaul, the Most Rev. J. Hoehen, and was launched by Mrs. J. Foldi, wife of the District Commissioner. 99 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY OCTOBER, 1964

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The electrically operated anchor and mooring windlass with 1 independent cable lifters is fitted with warping drums on e end: The windlass operates singly and the warping ends oper independently of the cable lifters. It is capable of breaking and bringing home two anchors at an average speed of 30 per minute. The after electric warping capstan is capable of pull from the barrel of 1 ton at 50 ft. per minute. Supplie Thos. Reid & Sons (Paisley) Ltd.

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Shipping News In Brief

• New Schedules: The Bp

ips Tulagi and Malaita are now •crating on new schedules. The dagi will omit Bougainville ports Dm the voyage due to start from dney on October 2. This is excted to cut the round trip from to 40 days. The Malaita, has ten over the Bougainville ports >m the Tulagi.

• Freight Rates Up; The

sight rates of Messageries Mariles and the Dutch shipping lines ving New Caledonia, were raised 15 per cent, on September 1. • SLIPWAY REDESIGNED: e NSW Public Works Department > redesigned the slipway and idle for slipping cargo boats at d’s Beach, Lord Howe Island, A >stantial slipway will run from western side of the shed at the ich well down into the water, and boats will be slipped in a large si cradle, 30 ft by 10 ft.

• For Pago Pago: The Us

ast Guard cutter, Cape Providence, ived in Pago Pago on August 4 m Hawaii and is now stationed American Samoa. It is a 95 ft 3 commanded by Lieutenant lliam Sobek with a crew of two ty officers and 10 enlisted men. • STILL ON REEF: The 90year-old P-NG coastal vessel Capella was still on Paramana Reef, near Hood Point, in mid-September after going aground there on September 8.

Early reports indicated that her hull was not damaged, and it was hoped to float her off on a favourable tide.

• For New Caledonia: The

Government of American Samoa has sold the Isabel Rose to Pan Pacific Lines Ltd., Honolulu. The purchase price is believed to be about $8,600.

The Isabel Rose after overhaul will go into the inter-island trade in New Caledonia.

• For Islands Run: The

Union Steam Ship Co. Ltd. has added the Wanaka (3,000 tons) to its Australia-Pacific Islands cargo run, because its other ships could not cope with increased imports into Fiji.

• New Bsip Clubhouse: The

Point Cruz Yacht Club’s new clubhouse was formally opened August 15 by the High Commissioner. Sir Robert Foster. Sir Robert praised the members for starting such a club in a small community. • APIA WHARF WORK: Piledriving for the Apia wharf was expected to start in September after the arrival of 150 tons of cement and steel piling from Japan.

A steel barge is being equipped at Pago Pago for pile-driving. A 50-ton capacity crane belonging to the American Samoa Government will be mounted on the barge.

Cruising YachtS • EUROPE, 75 ft schooner, arrived in Vila from Futuna and Apia on August 10 with a crew of four—the skipper, Rene Corpel (French), Walter Gerull (German) Jack Risser (American) and Helene Levy (from Tahiti). An American and a South African were to join the vessel in Vila.

Under the patronage of Princes Grace of Monaco, the Europe is on a world cruise to tape record folk music and obtain photographs. She left Monaco in April, 1962. • SUN BOW, 65 ft steel motor yacht, arrived at Apia on August 15 from Suva on a cruise from Singapore to Honolulu (PIM, September, p. 108). • GAN NET, 21 ft yacht, arrived at Nukualofa on August 9 from London, via the Marquesas, Tahiti, and Rarotonga.

Skipper Ronald Russell sailed on his own to the Marquesas, where he was joined by Dick Pohe.

At the end of August they sailed to Whangarei, NZ. • LUCENT, 67-year-old yacht which began her career as a fishing boat in the south of England, arrived in Tahiti in mid-August with Roger 101 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY OCTOBER, 1964

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Jameson left England three years »o. He spent a year of those three ;ars in the Galapagos Islands where 2 worked with a team of experts om UNESCO.

Lucent went on the slips in apeete for an overhaul. • AEGAEAN, 38 ft Canadian ;tch, with Dale Nordlund, his wife stty, and their daughters Jule and lelley, will be in Port Moresby for •me time following a voyage from Maryborough, Queensland. Aegaean ft Vancouver in September, 1962, id has visited several Islands rritories.

In a note from Port Moresby, Mr. ordlund says: “After arriving in ustralia a year ago, we first visited ■isbane, then went on up to Mary- >rough, where we waited out the clone season. I worked during this riod for Capricorn Charters, builds of island craft.

“We left there at the end of April, uising north inside the Barrier Reef a leisurely fashion, spending 2\ onths before leaving the Queensland ast and crossing the Coral Sea to irt Moresby.” • ANNETTE, 48 ft auxiliary tch, arrived in Nukualofa in ptember with owner-skipper C. J. k;e, his wife Joyce, his father larles, and Terence Dare, all of istralia.

The ketch had come from the Cook ands, where, for 3T months, she d run a shuttle service between irotonga and the lower islands at j request of the Cook Islands thorities because of a shortage of pping. The service saved fruit •rth hundreds of pounds.

Pike and his crew plan to visit i and the New Hebrides, before urning to Australia. • AUAU-KAI, 37 ft yacht, owned Roger and Elizabeth Bath, of Long Beach, California, was still in Nukualofa in mid-Septmber. • BARLOVENTO, 70 ft American staysail schooner, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Hardy Wright, was due to leave Papeete at the end of August after eight months in the waters of French Polynesia.

Barlovento, which was built in 1932, is on a world cruise that may take up to eight years. From Papeete, she planned to visit the Austral Islands, Cooks, Samoas, Fiji, Tonga, New Hebrides, and Sydney.

The Wrights expect to be in Fiji for Christmas this year, and Sydney for Christmas, 1965. • DEFIANT, 60 ft sloop-rigged ocean-going ketch, arrived in her home port of Auckland on August 18, after an 11-day cruise from Suva.

She spent several weeks in Fiji waters.

Two members of the crew who sailed to Fiji, Mr. L. H. Aitken and Mr. D. Rose, were unable to spend much time in Fiji and flew back to New Zealand.

To replace them, owner Roy Lidgard, signed on Ratu Timoci Valusu, who wanted to visit New Zealand, and two Fiji seafarers, Messrs Billy Smith and Stephen Smith (unrelated). • DIABLO, 60 ft schooner, owned by an American, Captain Frank Wade, struck a reef near Tau Island, about 16 miles east of Nukualofa, about 4 a.m. on August 17. She was badly holed and damaged in subsequent heavy seas, finishing in only 4 ft of water at high tide. But she was eventually refloated and was towed to Nukualofa on August 29.

A whaling boat working in the area rescued Captain Wade and his crew of six—R. Amundson, K. Dean Davidson, Phil and Paul Strong, Joe The American yacht "Diablo" on the reef at Tau Island, near Nukualofa, in August. RNZAF photo. 103 LCIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY OCTOBER, 1964

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The whaling boat was skippered r Tevita Fifita, master of the illted Tuaikaepau which stranded on oith Minerva Reef two years ago. so on board was author Olaf ihen who wrote a book on the inerva Reef experiences of Tevita d his crew.

Fifita’s boat crew salvaged parts the Diablo, including the masts d other removable items. Later the gine was removed and taken lore.

A salvage team which took over, [uprising brothers Carl, Alan and :k Riechelmann, managed to >arate the keel, which was a solid on lump of lead, from the hull.

Three young Tongan boys, with dines round them, took turns in r ing to cut, under water, braces jporting the keel. As they dived ■Y were pounded by 9 ft high ves, and were badly cut on the irp coral.

Aiter the keel was removed, the :ht, with the aid of many oil ims, was floated off and slowly yed to Nukualofa, where she was iched for repairs.

Meanwhile, Captain Wade and his w had returned by air to the US; ; Captain Wade is expected back Tonga soon. • NEOPHYTE, 45 ft ketch, with ner-skipper Lee Quinn (the allcrew man), returned to Nukufa at the end of August after king a trip to Suva and back. As orted in our last issue (p. 108), yphyte arrived in Nukualofa from ckland at the end of July, n Suva, Lee was looking for two nen to replace two New Zealand s, Gillian Higgins, 21, and Marlene Newbold, 18, who quit the ketch after the trip from Auckland t° Nukualofa with three Other girls.

Qumn’s wife and her three children, who had joined Neophyte in Tonga, returned to California from Suva as the_r children’s summer vacation was latest rennrtc cox, Plans to saTback and then New Caledonia, Australia and India.

Lee Quinn (left) with the five girls who made up the crew of his yacht "Neophyte" when he was in New Zealand waters recently.—Photo: "Northern Advocate", Whangarei.

TAURARA, 30 ft yacht, with Rene Groznykh and Jean-Marie Noel, arrived in Papeete from France on August 9. (Over) 105 C I F I C ISLANDS MONTHLY OCTOBER, 1964

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The small tilting level Wild NlO, fully protected in its modern plastic container. • WAKANUI, 28 ft yacht, arrived : Nukualofa on August 29, en route » Samoa. On board were skipper hil Sharp, from Auckland, and Jim avies. who competed in the New saland-Noumea yacht race, and isa Daniells, of New York, who as on holiday, and who joined the ew in Suva. • WAKATORU, trimaran, arrived Rarotonga on August 22, from aoul Island (Kermadecs). On ,or d were a Mr. and Mrs. Gatland id a Mr. Cole. • TRI-ODYSSEY, a trimaran, th a crew of three men and a girl, rived in Papeete from Honolulu September 2 after an eventful yage lasting a month. The crew smbers are Jerry Allen, Jack tomson, Leroy Fry and Carroll )bart. • VALROSA, 35-metre yacht, ived at Suva in the latter part of [gust from Tahiti, via Samoa, ippered by Marc Darnois, she is her way to the Far East.

Darnois bought Valrosa in Monte do and plans eventually to use • for charter work in Papeete.

Hie Valrosa left Suva at the end August for New Caledonia. she has been chartered to two of rnois’ friends, Mr. Gerard Leclery, a French industrialist, and Mr. Jean- Jacques Manigot, who worked for the Shell Co. in Africa for many years.

The charterers will leave the Valrosa in either Indonesia or Bangkok and will fly back to France.

There was some bungling by an Immigration Department official after Valrosa reached Suva.

It all started when the official was invited on board the yacht for drinks.

He became suspicious when the name Rosita was mentioned and no one answering the name seemed to be around.

When he went ashore he consulted the list of those stated to be on board and not finding a Rosita, he reported the matter to the police.

The police boarded Valrosa to investigate, but left quickly (with their tails between their legs) for Rosita is a dog, the ship’s mascot. • ELEUTHERA, a John Alden 48 ft steel ketch, from Seattle, has been having a good look around the islands of French Polynesia in recent weeks. The ketch is sailed by Earl Schenck, Jr. and his wife Paula.

They left Seattle for San Diego Misses Biky Marque (left) and Karine Didier, of the yacht "Valrosa" with Rosita, the yacht's mascot, which caused an Immigration Department official and police some trouble in Suva in August. See below. —P hoto: Stan Whippy. 107 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY OCTOBER, 1964

is still on the Carpenter board. He retired from Dalgetys many years ago.

In 1929, another Carpenter, J.A., who was then the New Zealand manager of Burns Philp, joined the firm as managing director. He held that post till he retired in 1936 when Mr. W. R. Carpenter took it over.

In this year also, Mr. W. R.

Carpenter was knighted and his elder son R. 8., was appointed assistant managing director. The second son, C.H., had also joined the board by then.

When war broke out in 1939, Sir Walter Carpenter, who was overseas, was unable to get back to Australia. So he stopped in Canada and while there he developed the vegetable oil industry for that country.

Later, he was able to make a trip or two to Australia.

Although Carpenters suffered severe losses during the war, a policy of diversification carried out through the 30’s enabled them to build up great internal strength.

Insurance Company One of their activities of that period was to set up an insurance company, Southern Pacific, which operates in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific. Sir Walter was first chairman of this company, which is a public company.

While Sir Walter was living in Canada, Mr. R. B. Carpenter acted as chairman and managing director— his sons and the remainder of the board refusing to allow him to relinquish the position of chairman, which he retained till his death in 1954.

However, he insisted that he retire as substantive managing director, and Mr. R. B. Carpenter was then confirmed in the post.

At the same time, Mr. C. H. Carpenter was appointed managing director, and today the brothers are joint managing directors.

Mr. R. B. Carpenter became chairman on his father’s death, and Mr. C. H. Carpenter was appointed deputy chairman.

W. R. Carpenter and Co. Ltd. made the biggest takeover in South Pacific commerical history in 1956 when they acquired Morris Hedstrom Ltd., which trades in Fiji, Tonga and Samoa.

W. R. Carpenter Holdings Ltd. came into existence in September, 1957, when it was registered in Canberra, with the principal object of acquiring all the issued capital of £1,305,321, comprising 5,221,28 5/- stock units in W. R. Carpente and Co. Ltd, The authorised capital was £ million in 5/- shares, of whic 9,995,982 were issued to the vendc shareholders on the basis of two fc each stock unit. That transactio took capital to £2,611,517. £lO Million Subsequent transactions, includir a l-for-4 issue at a premium, ar a l-for-4 bonus issue, have broug] paid capital today to £6,250,00 The nominal capital is £lO million Apart from extensive interests the Pacific, the firm has substanti holdings in many leading Australu firms.

It is one of the biggest shareholde in Ansett Transport Industries, probably the second biggest shar holder of Burns Philp stock, ai has a big interest in Woolworths.

But Carpenters were interested commercial aviation long befo their association with Ansett.

They started an airline in P-N in 1932 with two Fox Moths, ai later this enterprise became separate company under the nar of Mandated Airlines.

In the first half of 1938, Carpei ers started the first air mail servi between P-NG and Australia, usi DHB6B aircraft.

This service was amalgamated wi Qantas at the start of World War but the Chifley Government boug out the Qantas shares later, so t Carpenter commercial aviation act ities were again confined to t Territory.

Big Holding In 1959 Ansett-AN A bouj Mandated Airlines, and it v through that deal that Carpenti acquired their big Ansett holding.

Another deal in 1959 s: Carpenters go into the neon fie They formed Neon Holdings Lt which took over Consolidated Ne< In 1961, with the acquisition Claude Neon Industries Li Carpenters extended their intere in this field.

The firm’s latest venture is in 1 tea industry. With its record achievement over half a centi there is little doubt that it will p off handsomely.

The present members of the boj are Messrs. R. B. Carpenter, C. H.

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Carpenter and Co. (Fiji) Ltd C. D. Brownhill, H. E. Snell (eh; man of Morris Hedstrom Ltd G. C. Remington and W. A. Ince. on April 4, and set off from San Diego for the Marquesas on May 4.

A voyage of 23 days took them the 3,005 miles to Taiohae, Nuku Hiva, where they stayed until June 8, “On the same day that we arrived at Taiohae,” Mr. Schenck tells us in a note from Bora Bora, “two other yachts did, too. We understand it was the first time three yachts had come into Taiohae on the same day.

“The other two were Minerva, a 50 ft ketch from San Francisco with two couples on board—Hugh and Marge Corum, owners, and Viola and Jack Frost, all from California; and Te Rev a, a 38 ft steel ketch from Belgium, owned and skippered by Fred Debels, with crew members Jerry Sauzier, of Mauritius, Monty Malden, of Van Nuys, California, and Don Nightingale, of Auckland, New Zealand.

“Fred Debels is on his second circumnavigation, the first being as crew aboard Omoo. He plans to spend eight months in Papeete before going on.

Third Visit “Later, during our stay at Taiohae, Viator arrived. She is a 32 ft schooner from San Francisco owned and skippered by Harry Close, who is making his third visit to these islands. The first was in 1937 in the same boat.

“From Taiohae, we sailed for Ua Pou, and the next two weeks were spent cruising the islands of Ua Pou, Hiva Oa, Tahuata and Fatu Hiva.

“June 27 found us at Takaroa (Tuamotus), where we spent a total of five days. At Takaroa, Eleuthera, Minerva, Te Rev a and Viator were together again —by accident, and we were told that it was the first time in the island’s history that four yachts were there at one time.

“So we formed the Takaroa Yacht Club and presented the village with a yacht register which all yachtsmen visiting Takaroa are invited to sign and so become members of the club.

“We spent five days at Takaroa and then sailed to Papeete where we arrived on July 4 for a stay of three weeks. Our daughter Marli joined us there. She will be with us until September 15 when she will fly home to enter her senior year at Stanford University.

“Since Papeete, we have visited Moorea, Huahine, Raiatea, Tahaa and Bora Bora. We hope to go to the Australs some time in September- October. Our future plans are wide open, but we hope to continue cruising the South Pacific, although we do not have a definite itinerary yet.” 108 Carpenter Jubilee (Cont. from p. 81) OCTOBER, 1964 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHI

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HOWEVER, this year someone has got cracking and anniversaries commemorating both World War I and II have been observed by visits to Rabaul by original members of the A.N. & M.E.F. of War I and of the 2/22nd Battalion of War 11.

The Rabaul district was an outstanding spot in both wars; Australia’s first engagement with the enemy in War I and in War II it was the locale of Australia’s most tragic tactical gaffe.

Strange to relate that despite the tact German New Guinea was Australia’s first land conquest in War I. t was not until 20 years later, n 1934, that any kind of memorial vas raised in the Territory to comnemorate the event, and then it was nore or less only by a fluke.

First Naval Loss So far as I know there is still lothing to mark Australia’s first laval loss in 1914, when somewhere n the Rabaul seas Submarine AE 1 ailed to return from an operation.

The Bitapaka Memorial. Tom Ellis, Sen., Chief Clerk in the Rabaul Office (father of Tom, the )resent Highlands DC), ever a mblic-spirited man, despite the fact le was a public servant, got the idea )f forming an automobile society for 4ew Guinea.

The organisers decided to hold the naugural run “to the spot where he first Australian was killed along he Bitapaka Road in September, 914.”

One Sunday in 1934 cars asembled in Casuarina Avenue, a yhite ribbon was stretched across the oad near Tex Roberts’ garage and drs. Coote (Yes, the same lady who tow lives out Pila Pila way) cut he ribbon and off we tootled; pulling ip at the approximate spot where the irst War I casualty occurred and here we had a roadside picnic, but lecided it was an unsuitable site or the erection of a memorial.

A site nearer Bitapaka was selected nd later the Automobile Club of Jew Guinea sent a delegation to the Administrator, Brig.-General Tom Griffiths, asking that a memorial be erected on the selected site, etc.

Tom Griffiths gave his full support and instructed the Public Works Department to co-operate with us; this meant that Bill McGowan designed a memorial stone, suitably inscribed: “In this vicinity . . It was Tom Griffiths’ last public function to unveil the memorial on September 12, 1934. It was the day

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The Second War

Numerology may have something to do with the visit of members of the 2/22nd Battalion in August— -22 years after they retreated from Rabaul.

There was little fuss and certainly no ceremony when in 1941 the troops arrived in Rabaul. It was all very hush-hush. In fact it was a moot point as to whether they should have been stationed in a mandated territory at all.

No mention of troops in Rabaul was allowed in the Press; the closest newspaper reference was to “Little Hell’ (and one would need to be a poker-player to realise the association with Three Twos—2/22).

For the most part they were a happy crowd and relations with civilians were good. Women auxiliaries and what-have-you catered for their entertainment; sporting fixtures became the normal week-end routine and there were several good athletic carnivals held with all sections of the community taking part.

I recall one such gathering when George Milne (later to become popular manager at the Wentworth Hotel—he is now general manager of the Jerusalem International) collected all the honours in weightlifting.

The town turned out each day at sunset, down along the Malaguna Road, to watch the Retreat and to hear the band. Strangely enough in all reminiscences of the 2/22nd I have seen no mention made of this extremely fine branch of the unit.

It was comprised of the entire Salvation Army band from one of Melbourne’s suburbs, together with their silver-plated instruments. That’s what I call “get-togetherness.”

Anzac House. In the vicinity of where the Retreat was sounded there was erected a recreation hall called Anzac House; well do I remember a revue staged there by the combined talent of military and civilian artists about the first week in December ’4l.

Outstanding entertainers were Dave Hutchinson-Smith and Gordon Braden in their sketch of the Radio Announcers. Then there was the yodeller, Harry Milson; the “The Poor Little Mill Girl” sketch with Clive Abott, Ron Wear, Andy Foster, Peters and Seamark; the Egyptian dancers George and Merv. Paton and, of course, the camp orchestra under the baton of Corporal Trigg, the only one to get his rank shown on the programme!

They Return. And now, after 22 years, some of the old members of “Little Hell” have visited those scenes where—to use their own words years ago—“they chased over the hills like bloody hairy goats.”

The naked slopes of Vulcan, as they knew them when the Japs came in, are now jungle covered.

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The father is Fakama’a Mikilolo, a professional boxer. © Mr. G. Parsonson, Lecturer in History at the University of Otago, New Zealand, left Vila on September 7 to return to New Zealand after extensive work in the New Hebrides and the Solomons to gather material for a history of the Pacific Islands. • Australian travel writer, Frank Clune, left Sydney for Pitcairn Island in September on a private visit to gather material for a new book about the island. Mr. Clune was in Norfolk Island earlier this year and plans to produce a book about it for Christmas. • Matthew Koso, of Totoa, Maringhe District, BSIP, has been awarded a Royal Humane Society silver medal and certificate for his courage in attempting to rescue a man attacked by a shark near the Ysabel coast.

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In A Nutshell TORFOLK ISLAND has decided • to curtail its projected promime for replacement of the finitive stamp series because of ; proposal to introduce decimal rrency in Australia and her ter- Dries 1966.

A lOd stamp showing Slaughter y scheduled for issue on Sepnber 28, is to be the last definitive mp issued before February, 1966.

However, there will be special iristmas issues in 1964 and 1965 d another commemorative stamp. • The discovery of practice mbs and ammunition during an rthmoving operation near a Nadi rport taxi-way was sufficient to ise a suspension of work till aerts had a look at the discovery, e bombs were dumped in the sea. • More than 7,000 Cook, Niue d Tokelau Islanders live in Zeaid. with about another 850 iving each year to settle, says the - Island Territories Department aual report. Niueans settle mainly Auckland with small colonies in dlington and Hamilton; half of ; Cook Islanders are in Auckland, th the remainder in other parts the North Island. Most of the kelauans are in Wellington. • The Fiji Post Office will soon ;e over from Cable and Wireless : Tonga-Fiji wireless circuit.

Other Pacific territories are to be ked with Fiji radio circuits to able them to use the Compac ale, which provides a continuous -hour service to almost anywhere the world.

Lhe remaining Cable and Wireless egraphic circuits to 11 other cific administrations should be nsferred to the Fiji Post Office the end of 1964. • A serious increase in the mber of criminal cases in Raroiga is revealed in the annual report the Cook Islands Police Depart- :nt for the year ended December , 1963. The report shows a total 1,369 cases dealt with in the Cook ands during the year, compared th 989 the previous year. In the outer islands, cases decreased from 1,533 in 1962 to 1,316 in 1963.

Commenting on the Rarotonga figures, the report says: “There has been a marked increase in both consuming intoxicating liquor and animal trespass offences during the year. Also of concern is the increasing number of dishonesty cases”.

Meanwhile, in Fiji, crime has decreased dramatically in the past two years.

The annual report of the Colony’s Police Commissioner, Mr. R. H. T, Beaumont, reveals a 38 per cent, decrease in penal code offences in 1963 compared with the figures for 1962 and 59 per cent, compared with the 1961 figures.

A total of 4,191 true penal code offences were recorded last year, and every type of crime showed a drop with the exception of manslaughter, which showed an increase of two. • The Catholic Mission at Wairiki, Taveuni, Fiji, celebrated its centenary in September, A highlight of the celebrations was the blessing of a huge concrete cross, 60 ft high, surmounting a 400 ft hill fort, now known as Vuni Koruse, by the Vicar Delegate, the Very Rev. Father L.

Hannan, SM. • The scheme to replace houses on Niue destroyed by the disastrous hurricanes of February, 1959, and January, 1960, has made good progress, according to the annual report on the island tabled in the NZ Parliament recently.

Of the 747 houses approved for construction, 516 have been completed and a further 188 have the roofs on and require only minor work. • A Condominium school of agriculture is being built at Tagabe, just outside Vila, New Hebrides, at a cost of about £44,500. The British and French Governments are contributing equally to its construction.

The school is expected to be opened about the middle of next year. • Tahiti, which prides itself on its lack of violent crime, was shocked and angry at the end of August over a brutal assault on Mrs, Willy Barnbridge, proprietor of the Restaurant Maeva in Papeete, as she was leaving her restaurant just before midnight on August 28. Two members of the French Foreign Legion, aged 22 and 29, were later arrested and charged with the crime. • Oysters grown at Kairuku, on the south coast of Papua, had proved superior to imported oysters, Dr. A.

Rapson, Chief of the Fisheries Division in the P-NG Department of Agriculture, has reported.

Dr. Rapson made this remark to Mr. Luis Devambez, SPC fisheries expert, who was on an inspection tour. Mr. Devambez said later he had been most impressed with the oyster culture.

The experiment was started late last year to introduce a cash crop for the local people. Fisheries trainees collected oysters from mangrove beaches, put them on wire frames in the sea along the fringe of the mangroves and left them to grow. • An extraordinary general meeting of the Syndicat de PHotellerie of Tahiti resolved unanimously on August 9 to seek the re-establishment, as early as possible, of TEAL’s air service to Tahiti. • A small airport is being built at Kouaoua near Houailou on the east coast of New Caledonia. It will be 750 metres long, suitable for small aircraft. It is expected that Transpac, the territory’s internal airline, will organise a service which will open up this area to tourism. • Messrs. David Gaskin and Marton Cawthorn, NZ marine

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The Australian Navy flagship, HAAAS "Melbourne", made a three-day "show the flag" visit to Rabaul late in August after taking part in SEATO exercises.

Her visit was marked by parties, sports matches between the crew and Rabaul teams, a band recital and a marching display. The ship was open to inspection by the public. 119 A C I F 1 C ISLANDS MONTHLY OCTOBER, 1964

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September 6. The Senior •legist, Mr. A. Warden, estimated force at about five or six on the calli scale. ► P-NG Administration officials ut mid-September refused to ree the name of an Indonesian onal who crosses from West New nea into Papua-New Guinea at Watung border post in the Sepik. he man had with him his wife six children and a servant. He the authorities that he originally e from the Rimo Islands, close Singapore. • The airstrip at Korolevu, Fiji, being extended to take threened Drover aircraft. • More than 400 children were affected by a mysterious epidemic which ravaged Tahiti in August.

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Jtr • Members of the Noumea Chamber of Commerce have been pressing the New Caledonia Government to obtain the territory’s sugar supplies in Australia. This would bring down the price of sugar by about 3d a lb. At present. New Caledonia’s sugar comes from a •variety of sources, except the cheapest. These sources include France, Belgium, Hong Kong and even England.

Meanwhile, New Caledonia poultry farmers have been pressing the local government to tax eggs and poultry imported from abroad to protect their own production.

Consumers fear that a tax on imported poultry and eggs would help to increase the cost of living, as the importation of these products has always tended to keep local prices within reason. 9 Construction has been completed of the Paul Gauguin Museum at Papeari, Tahiti, about 30 miles from Papeete. The museum was built with funds from the Singer- Polignac Foundation ( PIM, June, p. 132). • The P-NG House of Assembly has abolished the right of trial by jury for the people of the territory.

The right was previously available only to Europeans, charged with capital offences. • Samoa News the American Samoan newspaper with its provocatively critical editorials concerning the Administration, may be published again soon. It temporarily ceased publication in April after one year of existence. It was published by Sivia Sunia in Pago and printed for him in Apia by Samoa Newspapers Ltd. publishers of Samoana. Samoa News ceased publication pending the arrival from US of machinery that will permit printing of the paper in Pago, and it is expected to be on sale again within the next few months. • Fiji importers need no longer obtain a licence to import goods from Japan, except for gold and gold jewellery, because of the signing of Treaty of Commerce, Establishment and Navigation between Britain and Japan.

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Assaulting the referee on the football field is not altogether uncommon in P-NG Rugby League, but it can be expensive, as two New Guineans found out recently.

In a match between Comworks and South Lae on August 30, Godou Edea hit referee Robert Taylor, knocking him un- :onscious.

The second incident was on September 5, when Maeareke score was alleged to have issaulted referee Gordon Sears luring a match between Waraahs and South Lae.

In court charged with assault, ;ach man was fined £l5, after vhich the prosecutor, Subnspector R. Sexton, told the ourt that assaults were a habit n Lae Rugby League when )layers disagreed with the eferee’s decision.

Magistrate Sir Col m a n TLoghlen said the two men had cted like “bush kanakas” instead •f people living in a civilised ommunity. 121 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY OCTOBER, 1964

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Misima Agreement Ratified PACIFIC ISLANDS MINES LTD. shareholders at a special meeting in Sydney on September 14 ratified an agreement which had been signed with Cultus Explorations Ltd., Canada, to develop the Misima gold mine in Papua ( PIM , Sept., p. 125).

The agreement provides for Cultus to spend £400,000, which will entitle it to a 60 per cent, interest in the mine. Share prices increased slightly following ratification.

Rich Chrome Mine Closes Down of the richest chrome mines in the world closed down at the end of August because its product could not be mined at a competitive price. It is the Tiebaghi mine at Paagoumene in north-west New Caledonia.

The mine was opened in 1903.

It was worked continually for the next 59 years, during which 2,100,000 tons of chrome ore were extracted.

In March, 1962, the staff of over 300 was reduced to less than 30, and last year only 15 were retained for security purposes. The remaining 15 were dismissed at the end of August.

The village of Tiebaghi on the coast from which the ore was shipped after being brought down from the mine high in the mountains once had a population of 600 people.

It will now become a ghost town.

Investment Invited In SPSM Ltd. chief manager in Fiji, Mr.

A. S. Hermes, who is also managing director of South Pacific Sugar Mills Ltd., CSR subsidiary, announced on September 9 that the Fiji public would have the opportunity to share in the ownership of SPSM. Five million shares of 5/- each will be offered, which will represent £1,250,000 of the present total issued capital of £9,250,000.

At present the capital is in £1 shares, but each £1 share will be divided into four shares of 5/- each.

Mr. Hermes said that should applications be received for more than 5 million shares of 5/- the CSR proposed to reserve the right to accept applications for the excess over 5 million. The right would also be reserved not to proceed with the sale if the response fell below an acceptable minimum number of shares.

The shares to be transferred from the ownership of CSR would carry the right to all dividends declared in future by SPSM Ltd.

Companies would be considered as buyers of the shares, but there would be some limitations on companies not predominantly owned or controlled by persons resident in Fiji.

Mr. Hermes’ announcement is a sequel to the 1961 inquiry into the Fiji sugar industry by a commission headed by Sir Malcolm Trustram Eve. The Commission recommended among other things that a CSR subsidiary be set up in Fiji and that at a later date shares in the subsidiary company be released.

Turtle Trade Appeal FIJI curio vendors have asked the Government to ban the export of raw turtle shells. They claim that the tortoiseshell souvenir trade is gradually being strangled because traders have been exporting turtle shell in bulk. (Over) 123 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY OCTOBER, 1964

Fiji Wants FOB Duty Assessment FIJI may soon revert to assessme of Customs duty on the f.o, value of goods. The Colony’s 19' Fiscal Review Committee made tl recommendation in its report.

The c.i.f. system (cost, insuram freight) was adopted about 18 ye£ ago, and became more and more n popular because of the time a paper work involved.

Commerce has been pressing 1 several years for a reversion to t f.o.b. method. Businessmen agi that duty rates must rise to off! the loss of revenue, and have si gested that this could be done on selective basis.

Pacific Trade Move THE New Zealand Government 1 given qualified approval to a p posal to set up a Pacific trade ■ ganisation of Australia, Jap; Canada, the US and New Zealand The proposal, which is long ter and known as “The Pacific Bas: plan, was raised in September wl a Japanese Chamber of Comma and Industry goodwill mission visii Australia and New Zealand.

The move would appear to be natural sequel to the Comm Market and a tendency for so areas of the world to set up th own “common market” or trad blocs.

A Pacific basin trading area woi naturally involve many island grou which are now trying to bolster th economy with increased trade.

Banana Disease No Serious Fiji Threat FIJI’S banana producers—ab( 95 per cent. Fijians—w severely jolted on September and the jolt is likely to be felt la in other banana producing islai of the South Pacific, and further.

The banana industry was told t the black leaf streak, the horri disfiguring disease wich kills leaves and bares the fruit to killing rays of the sun, is winn the fight.

The expert, Mr. Robert Lea brought from Britain about a y ago when the disease first laid blight on the plantations, had b< optimistic when he first tackled but his latest announcement coi not have been gloomier.

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“It is a fungus disease carried by urborne organisms and is gradually preading from the south-eastern •art of Viti Levu.

“It has already reached Viti Levu tay, Korovisilu and Namosi on Viti .evu and signs have been found on aveuni.

The disease is likely to continue > spread and it could spread iroughout the world.”

And that is bad news for Samoa nd other South Pacific producers, has already decimated crops in the ewa Delta area on Viti Levu, and ie disease, together with the depreations of the March floods, has ade such inroads that Fiji’s banana divenes to New Zealand, her one id only overseas customer, are )wn to 45 per cent, of the quota.

Ihe only effective treatment is gular oil spraying which is exsnsive and only practicable under ose management in organised and cessible plantations—which is what e biggest part of Fiji’s plantations e not.

The cost of spraying, says Mr. ;ach, winch may range from out j/- a case in plantation areas perhaps double in scattered oves, and that may make proction uneconomical.

The statement from the Agri- Jture Department contains a hint at suggests the disease may be en more serious than has been mitted.

It advises the growers to look to ier crops, to cocoa and coffee, a says the department will advise a help growers with those crops.

Cocoa and coffee have been tried -ore in Fiji without much success t ne w er and improved methods y make another attempt at finding sfui tes for bananas more suc- Hiere is one gleam of hope A'ever, f or the banana industry. i rt i r °? the fact that some better thod of beating the black death y be discovered, the Lomaivuna cme, begun for the purpose of widmg bananas for the now mdoned Japanese market, may be e m time to supply sufficient lanas. -omaivuna, where 100 families e now been settled, each with acres, has complete supervision 1 the bananas grown in well inged groves so that controlling disease will be easier than in other plantation in Fiji Tie report adds that it is not posed at present to use the bananas from Lomaivuna for the New Zealand market at the expense of traditional growers who can meet their quotas. But, with only 45 per cent, of the quota being met, it hardly looks as if anyone is meeting his quota.

Lomaivuna is being geared to produce rubber as well as market produce, but bananas were number one on the plan.

It is obvious, however, that Fiji has missed the banana boat to Japan.

Interest In Islands Fruit A DEMAND is growing in New Zealand for fruit and vegetables from the Islands. The demand is particularly for off-season fruit.

A TEAL Electra one day in August flew half a ton of fruit and vegetables from Nadi to Auckland.

There is a growing demand for such delicacies as water melon and egg plant, which cannot be grown in New Zealand i n the colder months.

Auckland produce dealers say it is becoming profitable to handle lines from the Islands because air freights are becoming cheaper.

There is apparently little worry about the demand suddenly evaporating, because of the growing population of Islanders and Indians in Auckland, which has been buying most of the produce. interest In Fiji Pineapples Melbourne businessman and former Victorian Cabinet Minister, Sir Arthur Warner, has interested himself in the Fiji pineapple venture launched last year by a Nadi surveyor, Mr. E. C. Ewins, and his son, Mr. G. S. Ewins.

A company, Fiji Pineapples Ltd., was recently registered in the Colony, and has its headquatrers at Raiwai, Waqadra, Nadi.

Sir Arthur last year proposed to 125 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY OCTOBER, 1964

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Fiji Plan For A Provident Scheme SAVING for a rainy day is something Islands people generally give little thought to, but, if the Fiji Government adopts a provident scheme exhaustively prepared by a social security adviser from London, they will be forced to give both thought and cash to it.

The expert is Mr. J. E. Ashford, of the British Ministry of Employment and Pensions, who has now made his report after investigations in Fiji lasting almost a year.

His scheme is simply one of compulsory saving with all employers and employees paying a suggested amount equal to 5 per cent, of the employees’ wages.

The sum accumulated to a member’s credit, would be payable under the following conditions: As an age benefit, payable at 60; withdrawal benefit, payable at 56 where the member has not worked as a wage-earner for one year; invalid benefit, where a member is medically certified as unfit for further employment; survivor’s benefit, on the death of a member; special death benefit, to a deceased member’s widow, to bring up his accumulated credit to £lOO where it is below that amount; marriage benefit, where the member is a woman who marries; and emigration benefit, where the member is about to leave Fiji for good.

The Government, suggests Mr.

Ashford in his lengthy report, would administer the fund but would not contribute to it, although he calculates the Inland Revenue Department would be short of between £70,000 and £90,000 for income tax relief on contributions from wages and profits.

The scheme would apply to all persons over 16 employed for wages under contract of service. It could be extended later to take in selfemployed.

Since it was at the Government’s request that Mr. Ashford made his survey and no doubt the Government, is “sold” on the idea, but Mr.

Ashford will have a host of doubters to win over, mainly those whose motto is “I’m all right Jack”. These people would not be prepared to concede that saving was to Fiji’s economic advantage.

All a large section will consider is the fact that they will be asked to contribute to a fund for someone else’s benefit.

And, when one considers that the Government had to introduce legislation to force dishonest employers to pay the meagre wages that many of them try to avoid paying, the Fiji Provident Fund has several reefs to negotiate before it gets into safe harbour.

Mr. Ashford fears one possible bad effect. “On the introduction of the fund, employers might seek to add the cost of contributions to their prices, and employees might base a demand for higher wages on their obligation to contribute, both moves inflationary in tendency,” he says.

The Stock Market Sydney Stock Exchange share price index for “Ordinaries” on September 23 wai 361.96, on August 21, it was 376.01.

Exchange Rates

FlJl.—Through BANK OF NSW, AN!

BANK and BANK OF NZ. Australia oi Fiji, basis £lOO FIJI: Buying, £Alll/2/6 Selling, £ All 3. Fljl-London, basis £lO London: B. £llO/15/-; S. £ll2. NZ-FIJI basis £lOO NZ; B, £lll/11/9; £ £llO/4/3.

SAMOA.—Through BANK OF NZ. Aua tralia on Samoa, basis £lOO Samoa: 1 T. B. £AI23/12/6; S. £AI24/10/9. Samoa London, basis £lOO London: B. £99/7/6 S. £lOl/10/-. Samoa-NZ, basis £lOO NZ B. £100; S. £lOO/10/-. Samoa-Flji basl £lOO Samoa: B. £111; S. £llO.

NORFOLK IS. —Commonwealth Ban quotes exchange rate Australia-Norfol Island: 5/- per £AIOO.

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Moresby, Lae) quote exchange rat Australia-Papua-NG: 10/- per £AIOO.

FRENCH PACIFIC COLONIES. —Paclfl francs (CPF) are used in New Gale donia, New Hebrides, and Fr. Polynesh FRENCH BANK (Comptoir Nations D’Escompte de Paris, Sydney), in Sept 1964, quoted: Selling, Noumea, 196 Pa< francs to £ Aust.; Papeete 196 (nom, Pac. francs to £ Aust.; 247 Pac. franc to £ Stg., 96.5 Pac. francs to US 1 Noumea 18 Pac. francs to 1 Frenc franc (conversion rate; 1 Pac. fran equals 0.055 French franc), Paris-Londor Selling 13.660 francs to £Stg. 126 OCTOBER, 1964 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

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Produce Prices (Unless otherwise stated, quotations are in Australian currency. Aust. £ equals approximately 16/- Stg., NZ, or W.

Samoa; 18/- Fiji; 20/- Tonga, Solomons & WPHC areas; 196 Pac. Frs.; $U52.25.) COPRA PAPUA-NEW GUINEA;—AII production is delivered to Copra Marketing Board, controlled by six members, including three planters’ representatives; and the Board iirects distribution and sales, and makes jayments to the producers. Production ;oes mainly to (a) Unilever, in UK, (b) Vustralia for local consumption, (c) irushing-mill in Rabaul, and (d) Japan surplus as available). Prices generally ally with ruling rate in Philippines, with >remiums for hot-air dried.

P-NG Board’s Tentative Purchase ‘rices for copra delivered main ports are: lot-Air Dried, £6l/10/- per ton; FMS. £6O/-/- per ton; Smoke-Dried, £59/-/- per ton.

FIJI:—No Government control—prolucers sell where they wish. Bulk of opra goes to crushing-mills in Suva, lept. 21 prices were: HAD £FS7/5/-, I £FS4/15/-.

WESTERN SAMOA: —Official Copra bard takes all production, sells same nd makes payments to producers. It oes mainly to Abels Ltd., NZ crushers, nd the open market. Local price rejntly was £56/12/6 Samoan, first •ade.

TONGA; Sales are under Government mtrol. Part of production goes to urope, under arrangement with Unilever jntrolled by Philippines prices, and part a to open market.

SOLOMON IS.; All production marketed irough official BSI Copra Board, at rices based on Philippines rate. Output >es to Unilever. UK; to Australian •ushers; and the balance on to the open arket. Local price in September was: it grade, £6O/-/-; 2nd grade, £5B/10/-; ■d grade, £56/-/- per ton, f.0.b., BSIP irts (Honiara, Yandlna and Glzo).

GILBERT AND ELLlCE:—Production arketed in Europe through official Copra oard, at prices based on Philippines ites less freight, etc. The Copra Board ibsidises the price at; First Grade ; 6/4/2 per ton, Second Grade £2/2/1 ;r ton.

NEW HEBRIDES:—Price on Sept. 1 as approximately £A3B/10/- (7,700 Pac. ancs), French price on Sept. 15 was !0 francs per metric ton, c.i.f arseilles.

COOK IS.:—Copra goes to Abels, Ltd..

Auckland, who operate the only NZ ipra crushing mill. Price paid is average mdon price for previous three months ss handling charges. Prices for fourth tarter, Oct.-Dec., 1964, is £NZ63/10/3 t grade, £NZ62/5/3 standard grade— th f.0.b., Rarotonga.

Other Produce

COCOA:—lslands prices are usually sed on the rates for Ghana cocoa. ;t.-Dec. shipment is £Stg. 182/10/- per n, c.i.f., Sydney.

P.-N.G.: Sydney buyers on Sept. 23 rerted: Quote No. 1: In store, Rabaul port quality £lB2 per ton, or on larf Sydney, according to quality: 205; quote No. 2: Best quality, on xarf Syd., £2lO, in store, N.G. rts, £lBO-£lB3 (for UK, continent and >A shipments).

W. SAMOA;—Nominal prices quoted in Sydney, September 10, were: Grade 1, £Stg.lBo; grade 2. £Stg.l6s, f.0.b., Apia.

COFFEE: —P.-N.G.: September 23, good quality A grade, per lb, 4/4; B grade 4/2; C grade, 3/6 to 3/9, c.i.f., Sydney.

Overseas c.i.f. coffee prices were reported on August 24 as Kenya AA £ Stg.4os (good quality), £Stg.39o (f.a.q.); A £Stg.4oo (g.q.), £Stg.3Bs (f.a.q.); B £Stg.39o (g.q.), £Stg.3Bo (f.a.q.); C £Stg.37o (f.a.q.). Uganda Robusta (standard) £ 5tg.296. Bukoba £Stg.29o (f.a.q.). Tanganyika AA NQ, A NQ, B NQ.

PEANUTS. P.-N.G.: Sydney agents reported Sept. 23—f.0.b., Lae; Kernels— white Spanish 1/5 lb.; Virginia bunch 1/7 lb.

RUBBER.—P.-N.G. price Is based on Singapore rate, which on Sept. 21 was: No. 1 RSS, Spot, 69% Straits cents per lb (24.28 d Aust.).

VANILLA BEANS.—Victor Karp Tulk & Co., Sydney, reported Sept. 23: White and yellow label processed, standard packs, 32/-, green label 31/3, c.i.f., Sydney.

RICE (Aust.): Prices until May 1, 1965—P.-N.G.; Dry brown and dressed, 112 lb bags, £59/10/- per ton, f.o.w.

Vitamised and enriched white, 112 lb bags, £65/15/- f.o.w. Other Pac. Islands: Dry, white or brown, etc., £6B/-/- (any quantity), f.0.w., Sydney or Melbourne.

PEARL SHELL.—Quotations for Australian M.O.P. Shell on September 23 by Sydney independent shell agents were: Sound £B5O, D £625, E £335, EE £235 (in store Sydney). Cook Islands: Penrhyn £NZ42S (approx.), f.0.b., Rarotonga.

TROCHUS. —Sydney buyers on Sept. 23 indicated the following quotations to Islands producers: No. I—Papua— nominally £9O per ton, f.0.b., Papuan ports; N.G. and 8.5.1. £B5-£9O, f.0.b,, Islands ports. No. 2—Papua—£Bo-£9O per ton; N.G., 8.5.1.—£75-£B5 per ton.

GREEN SNAIL SHELL.—Sydney buyers quoted on Sept. 23: No. 1: Ist grade only, £285 on wharf, Sydney. No. 2: £285-£295 (best quality), on wharf, Sydney: or £285-£295, f.0.b., Islands ports.

CROCODILE SKINS.—On September 23 Sydney buyers quoted for 12 in. and over, first grade quality as follows: P.-N.G.— 26/- per in., f.o.b. P-NG ports, small scale (salt water); large scale (fresh water) 14/6 per in. 8.5.1. 26/- (small scale) del. Sydney.

PAPUAN GUM: £B2/15/- f.o.b. Islands port, £95 del. Sydney or Melbourne.

BECHE-DE-MER: Chang Sing Loong Co., Suva, quote F 2- (4 in. to 7 in.) to F3/- (9 in. to 11 in.) lb for well processed commercial varieties.

ICEP Pty. Ltd., Sydney, are interested in offers of well prepared edible varieties.

SHARK FINS: Chang Sing Loong Co., Suva, offer F4/6 per lb for well-dried fins of commercial quality. ICEP Pty. Ltd., Sydney, quote 6/6 to 8/6 lb., ex-store Sydney, according to quality.

London and US Quotations COPRA; LONDON, Sept. 22, Philippines, in bulk, $195 US (equal to £Stg.BB/0/5) per long ton c.i.f., UK/Nth. European ports. Malayan, FMS, NQ, UK/Nth. European ports.

NEW YORK: September 22, Philippines, $174 US per short ton, c.i.f., Pacific Coast ports. CEYLON: 950 Rupees per ton, c.i.f.

Coconut Oil: LONDON, Sept. 22, Ceylon, 1% in bulk, £Stg.lll/-/- per ton, c.i.f., UK/North European ports. Straits, 3Va%, NQ c.i.f.

Rubber; LONDON. Sept. 21, c.i.f., RSS No. 1 Spot, 20%d Stg. lb, Nov. shipment, c.i.f., 20V2d Stg. lb, No. 7 contract, Nov., 20 7 / 8 d Stg. lb. (£ 1 Australian is equal to about 2.2 US Dollars or 10V2 Rupees.) Trading Notes P-NG TEA TESTS: Experiments to test tea growing conditions in the P-NG Southern Highlands started about mid- September. The Department of Agriculture chose pilot plots of two acres each in the lalibu, Giluwe and Pangia areas.

PROHIBITION LIFTED: The prohibition on the importation into P-NG of pigs and pig meats from Australia has been lifted.

The ban was imposed in June, 1961, when there was an outbreak of swine fever in Australia. 127 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY OCTOBER. 1964

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Deaths Of Islands People

Mr. Justice David Hunter Mr. Justice David Blair Hunter, fudge of the Supreme Court of tonga from March, 1954, until illlealth forced him to retire in July, 963, died in Concord Military Jospital, Sydney, on September 30.

Je was 66.

Mr. Justice Hunter’s 10 years in fonga made him widely known hroughout the Kingdom. For several 'ears, he was president of the Nukualofa Club.

Born in Sydney, Mr. Justice lunter was admitted to the NSW lar in 1923 after being educated in ierlin, London, and Sydney. He erved as a private in World War I ,nd was a major in the Australian Legal Corps in Australia and ■Jew Guinea in World War 11.

He served for two terms as Mayor if North Sydney, and was an Iderman for 13 years. He was well mown in Sydney surfing circles in he 1920’s and 1930’5.

Mr. Justice Hunter is survived by lis widow Gladys, who was ill in lospital in Sydney at the time of lis death. They had no children.

Mr. G. W. Cockburn Mr. George W. Cockburn, a ormer foreman printer in the jovernment Press, Suva, died in lydney on August 22.

He retired in 1941 after about 0 years service, during which he wice acted as Government Printer.

Mrs. Alison Niall The death occurred in Sydney on eptember 9 of Alison Niall, wife of he Speaker of the Papua-New iuinea House of Assembly, Mr. H. .. R. Niall. She was 59.

Mrs. Niall had been flown to ydney when she became ill a short me before and Mr. Niall had left er bedside to open the second sitting f the House of Assembly in Port Moresby on September 1. When her ondition worsened he returned to ydney.

The Assembly adjourned as a mark f respect when it received news of ier death, and there were many ributes to her on both sides of the louse. The Deputy-Speaker, Mr. J.

L McCarthy, said her many friends eeply regretted her passing; Government leader of the House, Dr. John Junther, said it was sad to think hat Mrs. Niall had not been spared 3 enjoy the quiet retirement that she so much sought. Simogun Peta said he had known Mrs. Niall during the war and he wished to express the sorrow of the people of Papua-New Guinea.

Mr. and Mrs. Niall were married in Sydney in January, 1930, when Mr. Niall was a cadet patrol officer.

Shortly afterwards the two returned to Gasmata, New Britain, where Mrs.

Niall was the first white woman to be stationed there.

In subsequent years she moved with her husband to New Ireland and the Sepik and she was in Wau when World War II broke out.

After the war, which she spent in Sydney, she was the first white woman to return to Wewak, when Mr. Niall was appointed District Officer there in 1946.

For the last 16 years she had been living at Lae, where until his retirement in January, Mr. Niall had been Morobe District Commissioner. She undertook with charm the onerous job of being a District Commissioner’s wife in an important area— playing hostess on occasions to Prince Philip, to Governors-General and other VIPs.

Her funeral in Sydney was attended by a very large number of New Guinea friends, many of them now living in Sydney. There were more than 140 wreaths.

Mrs. Niall is survived by Mr. Niall and a daughter, Lois (Mrs. Frank Johnson).

Mr. R. D. Blandy The British Resident Commissioner in the New Hebrides from 1940-1950. Richard Dennis Blandy, died in South Australia on September 7, aged 72. For a tribute see page 23.

Mr. K. P. Proctor Mr. Kenneth Rodda Proctor, a senior engineer with W, R.

Carpenter & Co. Ltd., died in Sydney on August 30. He was 54, Mr. Proctor, who was born in Tasmania, joined W. R. Carpenter in January, 1948, after wartime service with the RAAF. He went to Suva two months later to take charge of the milling plant of Island Industries Ltd., a company subsidiary, and remained there until 1952. He then went to Rabaul to supervise the installation of plant at the Toboi mill of Coconut Products Ltd.

In January, 1955, Mr. Proctor returned to Sydney as engineer responsible for the general supervision, maintenance and expansion of both the Suva and Rabaul plants.

Mr. Proctor left a widow, and a son and a daughter, both of whom are married.

Mr. T. W. Brunt Mr. Theodore Weber Brunt, formerly of Western Samoa, died in Auckland on August 17, aged 92.

He was born at Fagamolo, Savaii, and was a planter and baker in both Savaii and Apia.

He had been living in retirement in New Zealand for 15 years.

Mr. Brunt is survived by Mrs, Brunt, six sons and three daughters, Mr. Andre Jacquemin The death occurred in Tahiti on August 31 of Mr. Andre Jacquemin, who was manager in Papeete of the Compagnie Francaise des Phosphates de I’Oceanie from 1931 until his retirement in 1955. CFPO exploits the phosphate deposits at Makatea, Mr. E. F. Gibbes Mr. Ernest Francis Gibbes, who was well known in shipping circles in Fiji for many years, died at Tamavua, near Suva, on August 1. aged 73.

Hon. Lavaka The Hon. Lavaka, a Tongan noble, died early on August 24. He had been receiving treatment at Vaiola Hospital for two months before his death.

He was the first noble appointed by Queen Salote after her succession to the throne.

He served as a District Officer, and was a member of the Legislative Assembly and the Agricultural Coum cil for many years.

Captain Raymond Jaensch Captain Raymond Jaensch, 42, one of the best light aircraft pilots in Papua-New Guinea, died while being flown to Madang on September 4 for emergency treatment for injuries he received in an air crash near Dumpu, Madang District.

Captain Jaensch was piloting a Dornier single engined aircraft belonging to the Lutheran Mission when it crashed soon after take-off.

Captain Jaensch, who was married with four children, was formerly a member of the Royal Australian Air Force. He had flown Lutheran Mission planes in New Guinea for more than 10 years. 129 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY OCTOBER, 1964

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TRAVEL TALK Macao, the small Portuguese enclave on the South China Coast, has become more and more popular with tourists recently since the problem of how to get there quickly and easily from Hong Kong has been solved.

THE solution is the use of three new hydrofoil ships which skim the 40 miles from Hong Kong across the Pearl River Estuary in 75 minutes flat.

Each ship, with crew of five, can carry up to 72 passengers who pay a one-way fare of 15/7 Australian on week days and £AI/11/3 on holidays and weekends.

Besides the hydrofoils, a luxury ship, the SS Macao, capable of accommodating 1,000 passengers, will make the trip in two hours this summer.

All this speed and comfort is a far cry from the vintage ferries which used to take nearly four hours to cross the island-dotted sea.

Travellers in a hurry can make the hop in 15 minutes in a fourseater seaplane, operated by Macao Air Transport, the world’s smallest round trips airline. There are three roundtrips a day at a fare of less than £A4.

More Hotels Hand in hand with the stepped up transportation to Macao go other efforts to tempt the tourist. The colony, once short on hotel space, has just opened the Estoril, an inn atop a casino with a fine view of the peninsula and harbour. Rates begin at £A3/11/6 double—with a 20 per cent, discount for weekday guests.

Another modern inn is the Vila Tai Yip with spacious rooms, garden and pool.

Aside from new hotels and new casinos, Macao boasts a handsome greyhound racing stadium. Up on a hillside is a modern hospital, and along the waterfront is a new school.

Streets are tidy and patrolled by officers in white armbands and puttees. Gambling, a way of life in Macao, is now regulated, and gambling tables operate under the eye of the law.

Aside from games of chance, Macao has a good deal to offer the tourist in search of adventure.

There is Barrier Gate, the so-called '‘hole in the bamboo curtain” at the neck of the peninsula, where Portuguese troops face Chinese sentries. Through the Gate roll the products of Red China on rickshaws, bicycles and bamboo poles. Now and then, the border opens for a funeral procession, but the guards are ever alert for trickery.

Although the influence of Portugal is strong on the surface—witness the typical banyan-shaded mansions and such items as the bust of Vasco da Gama, the Barracks of Sao Francisco, and the portrait of Prince Henry— a deeper look reveals that Macao is 99 per cent. Oriental.

It is filled with the sights, sounds and smells of China.

Narrow streets are festooned with laundry and Buddhist prayer flags.

Pedicabs jingle, wooden clogs clop, noodle and lotus root vendors shout their wares. Shops display such medicinal items as dried snakeskins and powdered tusks.

Always Portuguese Macao’s strategic harbour has long made Macao a favourite “plum in the Asiatic pudding”, and it has been coveted, from time to time, by the Dutch, British and Japanese.

But no flag other than the Portuguese has waved over it.

Macao is the oldest European settlement in the Far East and was a base for the spread of Christianity.

Not surprisingly, it still has its share of Christian churches and chapels, monasteries and convents, and ruins of such buildings.

One such ruin, the baroque facade of St. Paul’s Church, was built by Japanese Christians in 1602. When the church was burned in 1835, noone bothered to rebuild it, and today legend has it that Macao will remain Portuguese as long as the charred facade stands.

Sacred to the Chinese is the Temple of Kum Yam, dedicated to the goddess of mercy during the Ming Dynasty. Chinese gamblers stop here to pray for luck before going to the casino. Out in the courtyard is the stone table where Caleb Cushing of the United States and Viceroy Yi of China signed the first commercial treaty between their two nations in 1844. Macao at that time was a thriving hub for the China trade.

The fortunes of Macao are on the 131 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY OCTOBER, 1964

Linking the PACIFIC ISLANDS with .xrtrafc- T?‘-T”"' .^ r EUROPE, WEST INDIES, NEW ZEALAND,

Australia And South Africa

One Class liners, Southern Cross (20,000 Tons) and Northern Star (24,000 Tons) air-conditioned with the latest in amenities.

For full particular* apply: — Fiji—Any branch or agency of Bom* Philp (South Sea Co. Ltd.) Cable Address: Burphil.

Tahiti Messageries Mantimes Papeete.

Cable Address: Messagerie Papeete.

Regular sailings approximately every six weeks via Panama Canal and South Africa, calling at a selection of the following ports: Rarotonga, Fiji, Tahiti, Acapulco, Balboa, Curacao, Trinidad, Barbados, Miami (Pt. Everglades), Bermuda, Lisbon, Southampton, Las Palmas, Cape Town, Durban, Fremantle, Melbourne, Sydney, New Zealand.

Shaw Savill Line

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We Love Families

At The Town House

IN SYDNEY . . . and have very special terms for mothers and children. We have all sorts of beds and cots.

High chairs. Even baby-sitters.

In our restaurant, your children can have special meals at odd times, and we have special large Town House bibs (which we sometimes provide for grownups, too, when we serve lobster).

You can go straight up to your room from the three floors of s under-cover car-parking.

Elizabeth Bay Road, Sydney, Australia Managing Director, General Manager, Harry Sebel X Bara Henry Rose Cables: 'Welcomeguest, Sydney"

TH53.52 e for the first time since the unmunists came to power in Red lina. As a duty-free port, Macao ers the visitors many bargains in :h items as ivory, silk, teakwood, rcelain, jade and jewellery.

Lhe big local industry is fire ickers, with a factory, located for isons of safety, on the island of ipa off the coast.

Tourists from Hong Kong can ;e advantage of low transportation i hotel rates during the week, res rise on weekends, when reents of Hong Kong head across i estuary to play roulette and i-tan.

Pacific Islands Cruises P and 0-orient “Arcadia”, Dec., 1964: Sydney Dec. 3, Auckland Dec. 21, Nukualofa iec. 24, Vavau (cruise in harbour) iec. 25, Suva Dec. 26-27, Sydney iec. 31.

“Oriana”, Jan., 1965: Sydney Jan. 3, Suva Jan. 19-21, Rarotonga (no inding) Jan. 22, Auckland Jan. 26, icton Jan. 28-29, Sydney Jan. 31.

“Chusan”, May-June, 1965: Sydney [ay 25, Auckland May 28, Rarotonga no landing) May 31, Bora Bora une 2, Papeete June 3-5, Suva une 10, Lautoka June 11, Sydney une 15.

“Orcades”, July-Aug., 1965: July 23, ord Howe (no landing) July 24, orfolk (no landing) July 25, ukualofa July 28, Pago Pago July 29, uva Aug. 1-2, Sydney Aug. 6.

“Oronsay”, Aug.-Sept., 1965: Sydney ug. 26, Lord Howe (no landing) ug. 27, Norfolk Aug. 28, Savusavu ug. 31, Suva Sept. 1, Noumea Sept. •4, Sydney Sept. 6.

Cogedar Line “Flavia”; Leave Sydney Mar 18, >65, returning via Rabaul May 1 and uckland.

China Steam Navigation “Kuala Lumpur”, Nov. 11-Dec. 10, (65: Sydney, Nukualofa, Haapai, avau, Apia, Suva, Sydney.

Sitmar Line “Fairstar”, Jan. 6-21: Sydney, risbane, Noumea, Nukualofa, Suva, pdney.

Toyo Yusan Co.

“Oriential Queen”, Dec. 20, 1964in. 11, 1965: Sydney Dec. 20, uckland Dec. 24, Vavau Dec. 28, ago Pago Dec. 28-29, Apia Dec. 1-30, Suva Jan. 2-3, Auckland Jan. 7, pdney Jan. 11. Jan. 13-27, Sydney in. 13, Norfolk Jan. 17, Suva Jan. 1-21, Noumea Jan. 23-24, Sydney in. 27. Mar. 7-24, Sydney Mar. 7, oumea Mar. 10-12, Suva Mar. 14-15, uckland Mar. 19-20, Sydney, Mar. 24. ar. 25-Apr. 16, Sydney Mar. 25, uckland Mar. 29-30, circle Norfolk land Apr. 1, Noumea Apr. 2-4, uva Apr. 6-8, Auckland Apr. 12, Pdney Apr. 16. Apr. 28-May 12, pdney Apr. 28, Rabaul May 4, uam May 8, Toyko May 12.

THE PACIFIC

New Services For

Tahiti And Tonga

UTA-AIR France will inaugurate a second weekly service between New Caledonia, Fiji and Tahiti at the beginning of November.

A special economy excursion fare of £AI79/19/- from Sydney to Tahiti and return will be available until March 31.

Meanwhile, RAI, the French Polynesian branch of UTA, has inaugurated a weekly service between Tahiti and Moorea with a Gruman Goose aircraft.

The Gruman Goose, an eightpassenger amphibian, takes off from Tahiti’s Faaa Airport and lands inside the reef at Maharepa, Moorea, near the American-operated Bali Hai Hotel. The flight takes 14 minutes, against about two hours in the diesel launch, which runs a daily service between Papeete and Paopao Bay. Fares are: Single, 700 Pacific francs (£A3/10/-); return, 1,200 Pacific francs (£A6).

Polynesian Airlines are to start a fortnightly service between Apia and Nukualofa on October 5.

Planes will leave Apia at 10.30 a.m. on Sundays and, crossing the international dateline, reach Tonga at 1.45 p.m. on Mondays.

Return flights are scheduled to leave Nukualofa at 2.45 p.m. on Mondays and arrive at Apia at 6 p.m. on Sundays.

There will be connections for Pago Pago in mornings and evenings.

Pacific Tours For

The Well-Heeled

FOR an outlay of $5,130 (about £2,330 Australian), Hemphill World Cruises, of Los Angeles, California, have organised two tours of the South Pacific next year for people with 68 days to spare who would like to have a good look around, and who insist on first-class air travel between stops.

The Hemphill tours begin in Los Angeles on February 27 and October 9 and take in visits to Tahiti, Moorea, Bora Bora, Fiji, Western Samoa, Tonga, the North and South Islands of New Zealand, Australia (including Hobart, Launceston, Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane, Mackay, the Great Barrier Reef and Cairns), Papua-New Guinea, and the Solomons, If you’re prepared to do without the visits to Cairns, New Guinea and the Solomons, which take 11 days, the trip is yours for $4,390 with first class air travel, or $3,953 with economy/tourist class air travel.

But if you settle for the cheaper fare for either the short or long trip, you must be prepared to get by with only 44 lb of baggage, whereas first class passengers can take 66 lb.

In a brochure on their Pacific tours, Hemphills say: “We offer the best that can be obtained, whatever it may be. We do not search for hardships or discomforts, but members (i.e. passengers) will be expected to tolerate them should they occur. References may be asked of those who have not travelled with us before.”

ORONSAY ORSOVA ARCADIA IBERIA SYDNEY depart Oct. 7 Nov. 16 Jan. 2 Feb. 10 AUCKLAND arr/dep thence via Nov. 19 Jan. 5 Feb. 13 Far East SUVA arr/dep — Nov. 22 Jan. 8 Feb. 16 HONOLULU arr/dep Oct. 31-Nov. 1 Nov. 27 Jan. 13 Feb. 21 VANCOUVER arr/dep Nov. 6 Dec. 2-3 Jan. 18-19 Feb. 26-27

San Francisco

arr/dep Nov. 8-9 Dec. 5-7 Jan. 21-22 Mar. 1-2

Los Angeles

arr/dep Nov. 10 Dec. 8 Jan. 23 Mar. 3 HONOLULU arr/dep Nov. 15 Dec. 13 Jan. 28 Mar. 8 SUVA arr/dep Nov. 22 Dec. 20 Feb. 4 thence via Japan & AUCKLAND arr/dep Nov. 25 Dec. 23 Feb. 7 Hong Kong SYDNEY arrive Nov. 28 Dec. 26 Feb. 10 Apr. 2 Details from P. and O.-Orient Lines of Aust, , Pty., Ltd., 55 Hunter St., Sydney (2-031 MONTEREY MARIPOSA MONTEREY mar; [POSA

San Francisco

depart Sept. 20 Oct. 15 Nov. 5 Nov. 29

Los Angeles

arr/dep Sept. 21 Oct. 16 Nov. 6 Nov. 30 BORA BORA arr/dep Sept. 29 Oct. 24 Nov. 14 Dec. 8 PAPEETE arr/dep Sept. 30-Oct. 2 Oct. 25-27 Nov. 15-17 Dec. 9-11 RAROTONGA arr/dep Oct. 3 Oct. 28 Nov. 18 Dec. 12 AUCKLAND arr/dep Oct. 8-9 Nov. 2-3 Nov. 23-24 Dec. 17-18 SYDNEY arr/dep Oct. 12-15 Nov. 6-9 Nov. 27-30 Dec. 21-24 NOUMEA arr/dep Oct. 18 Nov. 12 Dec. 3 Dec. 27 SUVA arr/dep Oct. 20 Nov. 14 Dec. 5 Dec. 29 NTUAFOOU arr/dep Oct. 21 Nov. 15 Dec. 6 Dec. 30 PAGO PAGO arr/dep Oct. 21 Nov. 15 Dec. 6 Dec. 30 HONOLULU arr/dep Oct. 26-27 Nov. 20-21 Dec. 11-12 Jan. 4-5

San Francisco

arrive Nov. 1 Nov. 26 Dec. 17 Jan. 10 Details from Matson Lines, 50 Young St., Sydney. (BU 4272)

Shipping Timetables

Shipping and Airways Information All sailings are approximate and may vary by as much as two weeks.

Sydney-Fiji MV Rona (4,500 tons) leaves Sydney approximately every three weeks for Suva and Lautoka with cargo and passengers.

Next Sydney sailings: Oct. 9, Nov. 4 (approx.).

Details from Colonial Sugar Refining Cos.

Ltd., 9 Bent St., Sydney (B 0151).

Sydney-Fiji-T onga-Samoa Union Steam Ship Cos. 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 Nov. 15 (approx.).

Details from Union Steam Ship Cos. of NZ Ltd., 247 George Street, Sydney (B 0528); or other branches and agents.

Sydney-Fiji-Vancouver Pacific Shipowners Ltd., of Suva, normally operate a service three times yearly with the Lakemba along the above route.

Next sailing from Sydney: Early December (approx.).

Details from American Trading and Shipping Cos. Pty., Ltd., 19 Bridge St., Sydney (8U4147).

Sydney-GEIC Karlander-New Guinea Line vessel Elisabeth Boye sails regularly from Sydney to Tarawa, Gilbert & Ellice Islands Colony.

Next voyage: From Sydney Oct. 7, arr.

Tarawa Oct. 21.

Details from Karlander NG Line (F. H.

Stephens Pty. Ltd., agents), 13 Bridge Street, Sydney (27-8311).

Sydney-New Caledonia- New Hebrides-Fr. Polynesia Vessels of Messageries Maritimes Line, from Marseilles, via West Indies and Panama, call about every six weeks at Papeete (with occasional calls at Talohoe, Marquesas Group), Vila, Noumea and Sydney, and return by same route.

Next Inwards voyages, ex-Marseilles: Tahitien: Taiohae Oct. 8, Papeete Oct. 10-13, Vila Oct. 20-21, Noumea Oct. 22-25, arr. Sydney Oct. 28.

Caledonien: Papeete Nov. 20-23, Vila Nov. 30-Dec. 1, Noumea Dec. 2-5, arr.

Sydney Dec. 8.

Next outwards voyages, ex-Sydney; Tahitien; Dep. Sydney Oct. 31, Noumea Nov. 3-6, New Hebrides Nov. 7-15, Noumea Nov. 16, Papeete Nov. 22-26.

Caledonien: Dep. Sydney Dec. 11, Noumea Dec. 14-17, New Hebrides Dec. 18-26, Noumea Dec. 27, Papeete Jan. 2-6, Taiohae Jan. 9.

Polynesie maintains monthly passenger sailings between Sydney, Noumea, Vila, Pt. Sandwich (occasionally), and Santo.

Next Sydney sailings: Oct. 16, Nov. 6, 27.

Details from Messageries Maritimes, 36 Grosvenor St., Sydney (BU 2654).

Sydney-NZ-Fiji-Tahiti 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.

Southern Cross: From Southampton (UK) via South Africa at Sydney Oct. 14- 16, Wellington Oct. 19-21, Auckland Oct. 23, Fiji Oct. 26, Tahiti Oct. 30-31, thence via Panama to Southampton, arr. Nov. 25, Northern Star: Prom Southampton (UK) via South Africa at Sydney Dec. 3-5, Wellington Dec. 8-10, Auckland Dec. 12, Fiji Dec. 15, Tahiti Dec. 19-20, thence via Panama to Southampton, arr. Jan. 14.

Details from Shaw Savill Line, 8a Castlereagh St., Sydney (BW 1828).

Sydney-Norfolk Is.

New Caledonia Colorado del Mar and Milos del 3V (owned by Societe Maritime Ca donienne, Noumea) carrying cargo or make a regular three weekly voyi from Sydney or Melbourne to Lord Ho Is., Norfolk Is., New Caledonia (Noume Next sailing: Colorado del Mar fr Sydney Oct. 9 (approx.).

Details from P. H. Stephens Pty. Lt 13 Bridge St., Sydney (27-8311).

Sydney-Norfolk ls.-New Hebrides-BSI-Bougainville MV Tulagi leaves Sydney about ev< six weeks for Norfolk Is., Vila, San Honiara and BSI ports.

Next Sydney sailing: Nov. 10.

Details from Burns, Philp and Cos. Lt 7 Bridge Street, Sydney (80547).

Sydney-Papua-New Guinea Malekula sails from Sydney i Brisbane, Pt. Moresby, Samarai, Raba Alexishafen, Madang, Lae, Samarai, ] Australia-NZ-Fiji-Canada-USA USA-Eastern Pacific-NZ-Sydney-Central Pacific-Hawaii PIM's shipping and airways schedules are up to the minute. They are revised each month just before publication from information supplied by the shipping and airways companies. 134 OCTOBER, 1964 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

Daiwa Line

Direct Service

Japan South Pacific

M.V. "FIJI MARU" Voy. No. 2 (D/W 9,830 Tons) Dep. YOKOHAMA, JAPAN, Sept, 25.

GUAM Sept. 30. *BIAK Oct. 4-5. *SUKARNAPURA Oct. 7-9.

APIA Oct. 20-21.

PAGO PAGO Oct. 22.

Oct. 24.

SUVA Oct. 26-27.

LAUTOKA Oct. 29-30.

NOUMEA Nov. 2.

AUSTRALIA Nov. 6-10.

VILA Nov. 15.

SANTO Nov. 16-17.

HONIARA Nov. 20. * Subject to cargo inducement.

Heavy lift and passenger accommodation available.

SUBJECT TO ALTERATION WITH OR WITHOUT NOTICE.

Next sailing M.V. “Daiko Mam”.

The Daiwa Navigation Co., Ltd.

Osaka: "Dailine" Tokyo: "Funedailine"

AGENTS: GUAM: Atkins and Kroll (Guam) Ltd.

APIA: Burns Philp (South Sea) Company, Ltd.

PAGO PAGO: B. F. Kneubuhl.

NUKUALOFA: Tonga Shipping Agency.

SUVA: Banno Oceania Ltd, LAUTOKA: Banno Oceania Ltd.

NOUMEA: Agence Maritime Pentecost.

SANTO: South Pacific Fishing Co. (N.H.) Pty. Ltd.

VILA: Burns Philp (New Hebrides) Ltd.

HONIARA: British Solomons Trading Company Ltd.

PAPEETE: Etablissements Baldwin. >resby, Brisbane, Sydney. At present dergoing special survey. Next Sydney ling: Oct. 30 (approx.).

Malaita sails from Sydney for Brisne, Pt. Moresby, Wewak, Lombrum, rengau, Kavieng, Rabaul, Bougainville rts. Next Sydney sailings: Oct. 7, Nov. (approx.).

Bulolo sails about every six weeks; dney, Brisbane, Pt. Moresby. Samaral, e, Madang, Rabaul, Samarai, Pt >resby. Brisbane, Sydney. Next Sydney ilings: Oct. 23, Dec. 4 (approx.).

Vlontoro sails from Melbourne for dney, Brisbane, Pt. Moresby, Samarai, niara, Rabaul, Kavieng, Wewak, Alexisfen, Madang, Lae, Pt. Moresby, Sydney, xt Sydney sailing: Nov. 21 (approx.).

Braeside sails about every six weeks: ilbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Pt. Moresby, haul, Madang, Lae, Pt. Moresby, dney. Next Sydney sailing: Oct. 17 pprox.).

Details from Burns, Philp and Co. Ltd., Bridge Street, Sydney (80547).

Soochow and Shansi leave Sydney about ery four weeks for Brisbane, Pt. jresby, Samarai, Sydney.

Next Sydney sailings: Soochow Oct. 12; ansi Oct. 26.

Details from New Guinea Australia Line wire and Yuill Pty., Ltd., agents), 8 ring Street, Sydney (BU 4701).

Sletholm: Leaves Sydney approximately ery five weeks for Brisbane, Pt. jresby, Lae, Madang, Wewak, Sydney, ixt Sydney sailing: Oct. 9 (approx.).

Sletta: Leaves Sydney approximately ery five weeks for Brisbane, Rabaul, ewak, Madang. Lae, Sydney. Next dney sailing: Oct. 16 (approx.).

Details from Karlander NG Line (P.

Stephens Pty., Ltd., agents), 13 Bridge reet, Sydney (BU8311).

Austasia Line’s vessel Makati runs beeen Australian ports (turn round at jlbourne) and Papua-New Guinea.

Makati: Dep. Melbourne Oct. 23, Sydney :t. 31, Brisbane Nov. 3, Pt. Moresby >v. 8, Rabaul Nov. 12, Madang Nov. , Lae Nov. 18.

Details from Blue Star Line (Aust.) Pty., d., 17-19 Bridge St., Sydney (BU1271).

Sydney - P-NG - Far East Australia-West Pacific Line’s Motorssels maintain services between Ausilia and Hong Kong via Islands ports.

Southbound vessels call at: NG, BSI uarterly), New Hebrides (irregularly), id Australian ports. Northbound vessels Dm Sydney call regularly at NG ports.

Aros. From Adelaide and Melbourne, p. Sydney Oct. 9, Brisbane Oct. 11-13, ibaul Oct. 17-19, Lae Oct. 20-22, adang Oct. 23-24, thence to Manila and Dng Kong, returning to Rabaul Nov. -15, Madang Nov. 16-17, Lae Nov. -20, Brisbane Nov. 24-26, arr. Sydney dv. 28. thence to Adelaide and elbourne.

Tenos: From Far East, at Rabaul Oct. i-20, Madang Oct. 21-22, Lae Oct. 23-25, risbane Oct. 29-31, arr. Sydney Nov. 2, ence Adelaide and Melbourne.

Milos; From Melbourne, dep. Sydney it. 22, arr. Brisbane Oct. 24-27, Rabaul :t. 31-Nov. 1, Lae Nov. 2-4, Madang dv. 5-6, thence Hong Kong and Manila.

Details from Wllh. Wllhelmsen Agency, l Bridge St.. Sydney (BU 6301).

China Navigation Co. Ltd. vessels iking, Ashun and Kweilin call at Rabaul, 135 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY OCTOBER, 1964

The 'Pacific'sMost Modern Cargo F/eet .. - Consign refrigerated and general cargo by Crusader, for fast, efficient delivery to leading Pacific Ports.

Regular services connect NEW ZEALAND. PACIFIC ISLANDS, NEW GUINEA, JAPAN, SINGAPORE. MALAYA, INDONESIA, HONG KONG, MANILA.

Apply to Managing Agents— SHAW SAVILL & ALBION CO. LTD.

Branches and Agents throughout the Pacific. § £ * @ £ SHIPPING CO LTD □ □ » I U i ■r « 9W* SftRACtH on their way north from Sydney to Hong Kong. Next vessel: Kweilin: Leaves Melbourne Nov 4, for Sydney, Brisbane, Rabaul Nov. 21, thence Manila.

Details from Swire and Yuill Pty. Ltd., agents, 8 Spring St., Sydney (BU4701).

Dominion Navigation Co. Ltd. (UK) vessels maintain monthly service between Sydney and Japan (via Manila, Hong Hong and Keelung), return via Guam and Rabaul.

George Anson: Dep. Japan Oct. 15, for Guam Oct. 19-20, Rabaul Oct. 24-25, arr Sydney Oct. 31.

Francis Drake: Dep. Sydney Oct. 14 arr. Brisbane Oct. 16-17, Manila Oct 28-29, Hong Kong Oct. 31-Nov. 3, Japan Nov. 9-16, Guam Nov. 20-21, Rabaul Nov. 25-26, Sydney Dec. 2.

Details from H. C. Sleigh Ltd., 115 York Street, Sydney. Tel. (2-0253).

Sydney-Tahiti-UK Chandris Line vessel Ellinis maintains regular service from Sydney via Tahiti to Southampton, and return via Tahiti to Sydney.

Ellinis; Leaves Sydney Nov. 1, arr.

Tahiti Nov. 9 and Southampton Dec. 2.

Details from Chandris Line, 10 Martin Place, Sydney. Tel. BL 3383.

Europe-Tahiti-New Caledonia 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.

Schelde Lloyd (RL): From Continent and London, arr Papeete Sept. 28, Noumea Oct. 7, Honiara Oct. 12, Pt. Moresby Oct. 15, Rabaul Oct. 18, Lae Oct. 20, Madang Oct. 22, Alexishafen Oct. 23, Wewak Oct 24, Sukarnopura, Biak, Manokwari, Sorong.

Details from Royal Interocean Lines, 261 George St., Sydney (2-0573).

Europe-Tahiti-New Hebrides- New Caledonia-Australia Messageries Maritimes cargo vessels run monthly between Prance and Noumea via East Africa and Australia. From Sydney, vessels go to Brisbane and Noumea; return to France via Australian coastal ports.

Next sailings from Sydney: Vivarais Oct. 19 (Noumea Oct. 25); Vanoise Nov. 16 (Noumea Nov. 22).

Other MM vessels run between France and Sydney, via Panama Canal and Pacific ports.

Next vessel; Godavery (Papeete Oct. 31.

Vila Nov. 12, Santo Nov. 14, Noumea Nov. 16, Sydney Nov. 23).

Details from Messageries Maritimes, 36 Grosvenor St., Sydney (BU 2645).

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.

Van Noort at Suva-Lautoka Nov. 5-7; Van Neck at Suva-Lautoka Dec. 13-15.

Details from Royal Interocean Lines, 261 George St., Sydney (2-0573).

Far East-P-NG-BSI-New Hebrides-Fiji-New Caledonia China Navigation Co., Ltd., vesse maintain monthly service from Japs southwards through P-NG, BSI Ne Hebrides, Fiji and N. Caledonia, usual return to Japan direct.

Chengtu: From Japan and Hong Kor due Rabaul Oct. 12, Madang Oct. 1 Lae Oct. 20, Samarai Oct. 25, Pt. Mores!

Nov. 1, Vila Nov. 4, Suva/Lautoka No 7, Noumea Nov. 12, thence to Japan ar Dec. 2.

Chekiang: From Japan and Hong Kor due Rabaul Nov. 11, Wewak Nov. 1 Madang Nov. 18, Lae Nov. 22, Pt. Merest Dec. 2, Suva/Lautoka Dec. 7, Noumc Dec. 13, thence to Japan, arr. Jan.

Details from China Navigation Co., Lt (Swire and Yuill Pty.. Ltd., agents), Spring St.. Sydney (BU4701).

Japan-Samoa-Tonga-Fiji- N. Cal.-N. Heb.-BSI The Daiwa Navigation Co. Ltd. runs regular service from Japan, calling t Guam, Sukarnopura (opt.), Apia, Pag Pago, Nukualofa (opt.), Suva, Levuki Lautoka, Noumea, Vila, Santo, Honlari thence returning to Japan.

Current voyage: Fiji Maru dep. Japa Sept. 25. Next voyage: Daiko Maru de] Japan late Oct. (approx.).

New Zealand-Cook Is.

NZGS Moana Roa (40 passengers) make approximately monthly voyages froi Auckland (NZ) to Rarotonga (Coo 136 OCTOBER, 1964 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

lands), with calls at Niue and some her Cook Islands when cargo warrants.

Details from NZ Department of Island rritories, Wellington (Tel. 45-117) or ,y office of Union SS Co. of NZ, Ltd.

NZ-Fiji-Tonga-Samoa Yofua maintains a service from Auckid to Suva, Nukualofa, Vavau, Niue, go Pago, Apia, Suva and return to ckland. Next Auckland sailings: Oct.

Nov. 24.

Matua maintains a service from ckland to Lautoka, Suva, Nukualofa, ia, Suva, and return to Auckland, xt Auckland sailings: Oct. 13, Nov. 10.

Details from Union Steam Ship Co.

NZ, Quay and Commerce Sts., Auckid. (Tel.: 49-430).

NZ-New Caledonia - P-NG- Far East Crusader Shipping Co.’s cargo vessels, ming between NZ and the Far East, I at New Caledonia and Papua, and, in ne instances, Guam. Next voyages: Jrusader: Dep. NZ Oct. 21, for Noumea 24, Pt. Moresby Oct. 28, thence gapore, Pt. Swettenham, Manila and ig Kong. ’ort Montreal; Dep. NZ Oct. 31 for am, arr. Nov. 15, thence to Japan, ietails from Shaw, Savill Line, agents.

Queen St.. Auckland. (Tel.: 30-310).

New Zealand-Tahiti ■ew Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd. vessels, rating between NZ and UK, via tama, make a call every two months Tahiti, northbound and southbound. ext northbound voyage: Rangitane, . Wellington Oct. 17, due Papeete . 23. ext southbound voyage: Rangitoto n London, due Papeete Nov. 17. etails from NZ Shipping Co. Ltd., tomhouse Quay. Wellington, NZ.

Tonga-Fiji-Samoa anga Shipping Agency operates a ;o and passenger service between ualofa and FIJI (Suva. Lautoka. igton, Rotuma) with MV Aonlu. Calls also made as required at Apia (W. oa) and Pago Pago (Am. Samoa), i-round in Suva is usually two days, the agents there are Morris Hedstrom, UK-Panama-Samoa-Fiji ie Fiji Direct Service is maintained Donference vessels, sailing at regular thly intervals out of London, via ima, for Apia, Suva and Lautoka lell. Gwyn and Co., Ltd., act as Load- Brokers in London. :xt sailings: ex-London: Oct. 8, Nov.

K-Panama-Tahiti-Australia igedar Line operates regularly from hampton, via Panama and Tahiti to tey. Next vessels: avia: Leaves Southampton Nov. 11, Tahiti Dec. 21, and Sydney Jan. irelia; Leaves Southampton Dec. 11, Tahiti Jan. 5, and Sydney Jan. 11, tails from agents: H. C. Sleigh 115 St., Sydney. Tel. B 0253. • PlM's airways schedules are arranged alphabetically from point of departure under five main headings: Trans- Pacific Services, Australia-New Zealand, Australia-Pacific Islands, Inter- Territory Services and Internal Services.

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: Sprucebank: From Continent and London, arr. Pt. Moresby Oct. 27, Samara!

Oct. 29, Lae Oct. 31, Madang Nov. 4, Wewak, Nov. 6, Rabaul Nov. 9, t/ships at Rabaul, Honiara Nov. 12.

Olivebank: From Continent and London, arr. Pt. Moresby Dec. 5, Samarai Dec. 8, Lae Dec. 9, Madang Dec. 12, Wewak Dec. 15, Kavieng Dec. 17, Rabaul Dec. 18, Honiara Dec. 21.

Details from Bank Line (A/asia.) Pty.

Ltd., 269 George St., Sydney (BU2041).

USATahiti-Am. Samoa-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-Pacific sailings: From Brisbane, Sierra Oct. 20 (approx.); Ventura Nov. 28 (approx.); Sonoma Jan. 10 (approx.).

Details from Matson Lines, 82 Elizabeth St.. Sydney (8U4272).

USA-Tahiti-Australia American Pioneer Line ships on US Atlantic Coast-Panama-Sydney service make periodical calls at Tahiti on southbound voyage. Next Papeete calls: Pioneer Glen Nov. 20; Pioneer Surf Dec. 29.

Details from Wllh. Wllhelmsen Agency, 13 Bridge St., Sydney (BU6301).

USA-Tahiti-Samoa-Fiji- New Caledonia Pacific Islands Transport Line’s vessels Thorslsle and Thor I maintain approxmately six weeks service from West Coast Nth. American ports to Pacific Islands.

Thor I; From US at Papeete Oct. 5-7, Pago Pago Oct. 11-13, Apia Oct. 14-15, Nukualofa Oct. 18-20, Suva Oct. 21-22, Noumea Oct. 24-25, Vila Oct. 26-27, Pago Pago Oct. 30-31, Los Angeles, arr. Nov. 13, San Francisco Nov. 15.

Thorsisle: Dep. San Francisco Oct. 29, Los Angeles Oct. 30-Nov. 3, at Papeete Nov. 14-16, Pago Pago Nov. 20-23, Apia Nov. 24-25, Suva Nov. 28-29, Noumea Dec. 1-3, Pago Pago Dec. 7-8, arr. Los Angeles Dec. 22, San Francisco Dec. 25.

Details from General Steamship Corporation Ltd., 1 Bush St., San Francisco, USA and Islands Agents.

Airways Timetables

Trans Pacific Services

Sydney-Brisbane-Honolulu- Nth. America By Qantas Empire Airways, with Boeing 707 V-Jets NORTHBOUND Sat.: Dep. Sydney 5 p.m., arr. Brisbane 6.15 p.m., dep. 7 p.m., arr. Honolulu 7.30 a.m. Sat., dep. 9 a.m., arr. San Francisco 4.40 p.m.

SOUTHBOUND Sat.: Dep. San Francisco 8 p.m., arr.

Honolulu 9.50 p.m., dep. 11.59 p.m.

Sat., arr. Brisbane 5 a.m. Mon., dep. 5.45 a.m., arr. Sydney 7.05 a.m.

Sydney-Fiji-Hawaii-USA

By Qantas Empire Airways

(Boeing 707 V-Jets) NORTHBOUND Tues., Thurs., Sun.: Dep. Sydney 7 p.m., arr. Nadi 12.40 a.m., dep. 1.25 a.m., Honolulu, San Francisco.

Mon., Wed. and Sat.: Sydney (dep. 7 p.m.) f Nadi (arr. 12.40 a.m., dep. 1.25 a.m.), Honolulu, San Francisco, New York.

Pri.: Sydney (dep. 7 p.m.), Nadi (arr. 12.40 a.m., dep. 1.25 a.m.), Honolulu, San Francisco (extends to Vancouver alternate weeks; from Sydney (Oct. 9, 23, Nov. 6, 20, Dec. 4, 18, etc.).

SOUTHBOUND Mon., Wed. and Pri.; New York, San Francisco, Honolulu, Nadi (arr. 3.25 a.m., Wed., Fri., Sun., dep. 4.15 a.m.), Sydney (arr. 6.30 a.m.) Tues., Thurs. and Sun.: San Francisco Honolulu, Nadi (arr. 3.25 a.m., Thurs., Sat., Tues., dep. 4.15 a.m.), Sydney (arr. 6.30 a.m.).

Sat.; San Francisco (service begins from Vancouver alternate Sats. (Oct. 10, 24, Nov. 7, 21, Dec. 5, 19, etc.) Honolulu, Nadi (arr. 6.55 p.m.. Sun., dep. 7.45 p.m.), Sydney (arr. 10 p.m.). (International Dateline is crossed between Nadi and Honolulu.)

By Canadian Pacific Airlines

(Bristol Britannia and DCS Jet) NORTHBOUND Alt. Sat. (Oct. 17. 31, Nov. 14, 28, Dec. 12, 26, etc.): Dep. Sydney 11 a.m. by Britannia for Auckland (arr. 4.50 p.m.).

Sat.: Dep. Auckland 5.35 p.m., arr. Nadi 9.40 p.m., dep. 10.35 p.m., arr. Honolulu Sat. 10 a.m., dep. Sun. 10 a.m. by DCS, Vancouver, Amsterdam (arr.

Mon. 2.25 p.m.).

SOUTHBOUND Sat.; Dep. Amsterdam 2 p.m. by DCS for Vancouver, Honolulu (arr. Sun. 10.35 p.m., dep. Sun. 11.55 p.m. by Britannia), Nadi (arr. Tues. 7.20 a.m., dep. 8.05 a.m.), Auckland (arr. 12.15 p.m.).

Alt. Tues. (Oct. 20, Nov. 3, 17, Dec. 1, 15, 29, etc.): Dep. Auckland 1.05 p.m. for Sydney (arr. Tues. 3.55 p.m.). (International Dateline crossed between Nadi-Honolulu.) • PlM's shipping and airways timetables are correct to time of publication. 137 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY OCTOBER, 1964

Sydney-Fiji (or Am. Samoa) Hawaii-USA

By Pan American Airways

(Intercontinental Jet Clippers) NORTHBOUND Sat., Thurs.: Dep. Sydney 7 p.m. for Nadi (arr. 12.45 a.m., dep. 1.30 a.m.), Honolulu and Los Angeles, arr. Sat Thurs., 7.10 p.m.

Mon.: Dep. Sydney 7 p.m. for Pago Pago (arr. 2.55 a.m., dep. 3.40 a.m.), Honolulu and Los Angeles (arr. 7.10 p.m. Mon.).

SOUTHBOUND Tues., Thurs.: Dep. Los Angeles 9.45 p.m. for Honolulu, Nadi (arr. 5.15 a.m., Thurs., Sat., dep. 6.15 a.m.), and Sydney (arr. Thurs., Sat. 8.35 a.m.).

Sat.: Dep. Los Angeles 9.45 p.m. for Honolulu, Pago Pago (arr. 5.10 a.m., dep. 5.55 a.m.), and Sydney (arr. 8.55 a.m. Mon.). (International Dateline crossed between Nadl-Honolulu, and Sydney-Pago Pago.)

Australia-New Zealand

Auckland-Brisbane QANTAS-TEAL with Electra Mk. IF.

Sat.: Dep. Auckland 11 a.m.. arr. Brisbane 1.20 p.m.

Sun.: Dep. Brisbane 1 p.m., arr. Auckland 6.55 p.m.

Auckland-Melbourne Mon., Wed., Fri.: Dep. Auckland 8.30 a.m., arr. Melbourne 11.30 a.m.

Wed.: Oct. 28 only. Dep. Auckland 10.30 а. arr. Melbourne 1.30 p.m. dep Melbourne 2.30 p.m., arr. Auckland 9 p.m.

Tues., Thurs., Sat.: Dep. Melbourne 12.30 p.m., arr. Auckland 7 p.m.

Christchurch-Melbourne QANTAS-TEAL, with Electra Mk. H'a Thurs.: Dep. Christchurch 9 a.m., arr Melbourne 11.40 a.m.

Sat.: Dep. Christchurch 7 p.m. arr Melbourne 9.40 p.m.

Wed., Sun.: Dep. Melbourne 12.30 p.m arr. Christchurch 6.40 p.m.

Mon.: Oct. 19 and 26. Dep. Christchurch 7 p.m., arr. Melbourne 9.40 p.m.

Tues.. Oct. 20 and 27. Dep. Melbourne 1 a.m., arr. Christchurch 7.10 a.m.

Sydney-Auckland QANTAS-TEAL, with Electra Mk. ll’s.

Daily: Dep. Auckland 9 a.m., arr. Sydney 11.05 a.m.

Daily Dep. Sydney 1 p.m.. arr. Auckland б. p.m.

Tues., Wed. (from Oct. 27): Dep. Sydney 1.30 p.m., arr. Auckland. 7.15 p.m *Sun., Wed., Fri.; Dep. Auckland 1.30 p.m., arr. Sydney 3.35 p.m.

Tues., Fri.: Dep. Sydney 12.30 a.m., arr Auckland 6.15 a.m. Fri. (Oct. 30 only): Dep. Sydney 11.59 p.m., arr. Auckland Sat., Oct. 31, 5.45 a.m. **Sun., Wed., Fri.: Dep. Sydney 4.30 p.m arr. Auckland 10.15 p.m. tFri.: Dep. Auckland 10 a.m.. arr. Sydney 12.05 p.m. ttMon.: Dep. Auckland 8 p.m., arr. Sydney 10.05 p.m. * Service does not operate after October 25. ** Service does not operate after October 25. t Also operates Tues., October 27. ft Also operates on October 28 and 30.

BOAC, with Comet IV’s.

Tues., Sat.: Dep. Auckland 8.30 a.m., arr.

Sydney 10 a.m.

Mon., Thurs.; Dep. Sydney 9.45 a.m. arr. Auckland 2.45 p.m.

Sydney-Christchurch QANTAS-TEAL, with Electra Mk. IPs Tues., Wed., Thurs., Fri., Sat.: Dep.

Sydney 12.15 p.m., arr. Christchurch 6 p.m.

Tues., Wed., Thurs., Fri., Sun.: Dep.

Christchurch 7.30 p.m., arr. Sydney 9.35 p.m.

Mon.; Oct. 19 and 26. Dep. Sydney 12.15 p.m., arr. Christchurch 6 p.m.

Tues.: Oct. 20 and 27. Dep. Christchurch 9 a.m., arr. Sydney 11.40 a.m.

Sydney-Wellington QANTAS-TEAL, with Electra Mk. IT* Daily: Dep. Sydney 9.30 a.m., arr.

Wellington 3.25 p.m.

Daily; Dep. Wellington 4.30 p.m., arr.

Sydney 6.50 p.m.

Wed., Sat.: Dep. Sydney 12.45 a.m., arr.

Wellington 6.40 a.m.

Wed., Sat.; Dep. Wellington 8 a.m., arr.

Sydney 10.20 a.m.

Wellington-Brisbane TEAL, with Electra Mk. II Sun.: Dep. Wellington 9.15 a.m., arr.

Brisbane 12.05 p.m.

Sat.; Dep. Brisbane 2.15 p.m., arr.

Wellington 8.35 p.m.

Wellington-Melbourne TEAL, with Electra Mk. II Tues., Sat.; Dep. Wellington 8.45 a.m., arr. Melbourne 11.45 a.m.

Mon., Fri.: Dep. Melbourne 12.30 p.m., arr. Wellington 7 p.m.

Australia-Pacific Islands

Sydney-Fiji Air-India with Boeing 707 Tues.: Dep. Sydney 10 a.m., arr. Nadi 3.35 p.m.

Wed.: Dep. Nadi 8.40 a.m., arr. Sydney 11 a.m.

Sydney-Lord Howe Is.

Airlines of N.S.W. (Sandringham Flyingboats).

Return flight from Rose Bay base every Tues. and Sat. Departure time from Sydney is dependent on time of high tide at Lord Howe Is.

Sydney-New Caledonia QANTAS —UTA with Electra Thurs.: Dep. Sydney 10.10 a.m. for Noumea (arr. 2.40 p.m.), dep. 4.10 p.m. for Sydney, arr. 7 p.m.

Sydney-Norfolk Is.

QANTAS, with Skymaster DC4 Aircraft Fri.: Dep. Sydney 8 a.m., arr. NI 2.45 p.m. Flight extends NI-Auckland-NI. (See “Inter-Territory Services”).

Sun.: Dep. NI 2.45 p.m., Sydney arr. 6.45 p.m.

Sydney-Papua-New Guinea Trans Australia Airlines and Ansett-ANA operate from Sydney to Lae and return with DC6B’s. TAA runs the service Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays a Saturdays: Ansett-ANA Sundays. Tut days, Thursdays and Fridays.

NORTHBOUND TAA: Mon., Wed., Sat. dep. Sydney 9 p.m., arr. Brisbane 11.50 p.m. D Brisbane 12.40 a.m. next day, arr. ; Moresby 6.10 a.m., dep. Pt. Mores 7 a.m., arr. Lae 8 a.m.

Fri.: Dep. Sydney 9.30 p.m., a Brisbane 11.35 p.m.. dep. Brlsbs 12.25 p.m. Sat., arr. Pt. Moresby a.m., dep. Pt. Moresby 6.45 a.m., a Lae 7.45 a.m.

Ansett-ANA: Sun., Tues., Thurs., I dep. Sydney 9.45 p.m., arr. Brlsbt 11.45 p.m., dep. Brisbane 12.40 a next day, arr. Pt. Moresby 6.10 a. dep, Pt. Moresby 7 a.m., an*. I 8 a.m.

SOUTHBOUND Ansett-ANA: Dep. Lae Wed., Fri., Sj Sun., 9.15 a.m., arr. Pt. Moresby 10 a.m., dep. Pt. Moresby 11 a.m., s Brisbane 4.10 p.m., dep. Brisbane 4 p.m., arr. Sydney 6.55 p.m.

TAA; Tues., Thurs., Sun. dep Lae 9 a.m., arr. Pt. Moresby 10.15 a.m., d Pt. Moresby 11 a.m., arr. Brisbi 4.15 p.m., dep. Brisbane 4.50 p. arr. Sydney 6.55 p.m.

Sat.: Dep. Lae 9.30 a.m., arr.

Moresby 10.30 a.m., dep. Pt. More 11.15 a.m., arr. Brisbane 4.30 p. dep. Brisbane 5.05 p.m., arr. Syd] 7.10 p.m.

Qld.-Papua-New Guinea TAA, with Fokker Friendship Prop- Alt. Mon.; Dep. Townsville 1.50 p.

Cairns, arr. 2.45 p.m., dep. 3.50 p. arr. Pt. Moresby 6.10 p.m. (Oct. 26, Nov. 9, 23, Dec. 7, 21, etc.).

Alt. Wed.; Dep. Lae 12.30 p.m., Moresby arr. 1.30 p.m., dep. 2.15 p.

Cairns arr. 4.35 p.m., dep. 5.35 p. arr. Townsville 6.30 p.m. (Oct. 14, Nov. 11, 25, Dec. 9, 23, etc.).

Cairns-Pt. Moresby-Cairns

Ansett, with Fokker Friendship Prop- Alt. Sat.: Dep. Cairns 3.35 p.m., arr.

Moresby 5.55 p.m. (Oct. 17. 31, N 14, 28, Dec. 12, 26, etc.).

Alt. Sun.; Dep. Pt. Moresby 9.05 a. arr. Cairns 11.25 a.m. (Oct. 18, N 1, 15, 29, Dec. 13, 27, etc.).

Inter-Territory Service

Fiji-Am. Samoa PAA, with DC7C Aircraft Sun.: Dep. Nadi 12 noon, cross Ini national Dateline, arr. Pago Pago A p.m. Sat.

Tues.: Dep. Pago Pago 4 p.m., cr International Dateline, arr. Nadi 6 p.m. Wed.

Fiji-Am. Samoa-NZ TEAL, with Electra Mk. O.

Sun.: Dep. Auckland 8.30 p.m., arr. N 12.15 a.m. Mon. Dep. Nadi 2 a. cross International Dateline, arr. Pi Pago Sun. 5.45 a.m.

Sun.: Dep. Pago Pago 10 a.m., cr International Dateline, arr. Nadi M 11.40 a.m. Dep. Nadi 12.30 p.m., a Auckland 4.20 p.m. 138 OCTOBER, 1 9 6 4 -PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH

Fiji Direct Service

Via Panama

Regular Sailings every four weeks London to Suva & Lautoka Through Bills of Lading to

Labasa • Levuka - Apia - Pago Pago

Nukualofa • Vavau - Niue

For further particulars apply to

Bethell, Gwyn & Co. Ltd. Burns Philp

Beaufort House, Gravel Lane, (SOUTH SEA) CO. LTD.

London, E.l. Suva iji-Gilbert & Ellice Islands i Airways Ltd., with Heron Aircraft Mon. (Oct. 12, 26, Nov. 9, 23, Dec. r, 21, etc.); Dep. Suva 7.45 a.m., arr.

Jadi 8.25 a.m., dep. 9.10 a.m., Funafuti arr. 1.05 p.m. Next day (alt. ’ues.) dep. Funafuti 7 a.m., Tarawa ,rr. 11.40 a.m.

Wed. (Oct. 14, 28, Nov. 11, 25, Dec. i, 23, etc.): Dep. Tarawa 7 a.m., Funafuti arr. 11.40 a.m., dep. 12.40 i.m., Nadi arr. 4.35 p.m., dep. 5.20 >.m., Suva arr. 6.05 p.m Fiji-New Hebrides-BSI 1 Airways, Ltd., with Heron Aircraft ~ Thurs.: Dep. Suva 9 a.m., Nadi rr. 9.40 a.m., dep. 10.25 a.m., Vila ,rr. 1 p.m. Next day (Tues. or Prl.) lep. Vila 8 a.m., Santo arr. 9.15 a.m., ер. 9.45 a.m., Honiara arr. 1.40 p.m.

Sat.: Dep. Honiara 6.45 a.m., lanto, arr. 10.40 a.m., dep. 11.10 .m., Vila, arr. 12.25 p.m., dep, 1.10 .m., Nadi, arr. 5.45 p.m., dep. 6.30 .m., Suva, arr. 7.15 p.m.

Fiji-New Zealand PAA, with DC7C Aircraft Thurs.; Dep. Nadi 6.45 a.m. for uckland, arr. 11,30 a.m.

Thurs.: Dep. Auckland 6.30 p.m. )r Nadi, arr. 11.10 p.m.

TEAL, with Electra Mk. IPs. r: Dep. Auckland 10 a.m. and 8.30 ~ arr. Nadi 1.45 p.m. and 12.15 a.m.

Wed., Thurs., Fri., Sat.; Dep. Nadi 15 a.m., arr. Auckland 9.05 a.m. : Dep. Nadi 8.45 a.m., arr. Auckland 2.35 p.m. : Dep. Nadi 12.30 p.m., arr. Auck- ,nd 4.20 p.m. rhurs., Fri., flights ex-Auckland and Sat. flights ex-Nadi are operated by as under charter to TEAL.

Fiji-Tonga Airways, Ltd., with Heron Aircraft alt. Thurs. (Oct. 15, 29, Nov. 12, 26, ес. 10, 24, etc.): Dep. Suva 7 a.m., t. Nukualofa 11.15 a.m. Dep. Nukuafa 12 noon. arr. Suva 2.15 p.m. tails from Fiji Airways, Ltd., Victoria le, Suva.

Fiji-Western Samoa Airways, Ltd., with Heron Aircraft Thur§. (Oct. 8, 22, Nov. 5, 19, Dec. 17, 31, etc.): Dep. Suva 7.45 a.m., oss International Dateline, arr. Apia 25 p.m., Wed. (Oct. 7, 21, Nov. 4, 5. Dec. 2, 16, 30, etc.).

Thurs. (Oct. 8, 22, Nov. 5, 19, Dec. 17, 31, etc.): Dep. Apia 10 a.m., oss International Dateline, arr. Suva 40 p.m.. Fri. (Oct. 9, 23, Nov. 6, ), Dec. 4, 18, etc.). lew Caledonia-Fiji-Tahiti- Fiji-New Caledonia UTA-Air France with DCS Jet : Dep. Noumea 9.15 p.m. for Nadi, r. 11.59 p.m., dep. 2 a.m. Tues. for ipeete (cross Dateline), arr. 8.15 m. Mon. : Dep. Papeete 12.30 a.m. for Nadi toss Dateline), arr. 3.10 a.m. Wed., :p. 6.15 a.m. Wed. for Noumea, arr. 55 a.m. ; Dep. Noumea 2.05 p.m. for Nadi, r. 4.50 p.m., dep. 3.45 p.m. for Papeete (cross Dateline), arr. 11.59 p.m. Tues.

Sat.: Dep. Papeete 3 p.m. for Nadi (cross Dateline), arr. 5.40 p.m. Sun., dep. 8 a.m. Mon. for Noumea, arr. 8.55 a.m.

New Caledonia-New Hebrides UTA, with DC4 Aircraft Tues., Sat.: Dep. Noumea 8 a.m. for Vila (arr. 9.55 a.m., dep. 10.30 a.m.), Santo (arr. 11.45 a.m., dep. 1.15 p.m.), Vila (arr. 2.30 p.m., dep. 3.05 p.m.), Noumea (arr. 5 p.m.).

New Caledonia-NZ TEAL, with Comet 4 Jet Fri.: Dep. Noumea 2.30 p.m. for Auckland, arr. 6.15 p.m.

Fri.: Dep. Auckland 11 a.m. for Noumea, arr. 1 p.m.

New Caledonia-Wallis Island UTA, with DC4 Aircraft Monthly service (second Wednesday) Wed. (Oct. 14, Nov. 11, Dec. 9, etc.): Dep. Noumea 8 a.m. for Wallis Is., arr. 3.30 p.m.

Fri. (Oct. 16, Nov. 13, Dec. 11, etc.): Dep. Wallis Is. 8 a.m. for Noumea, arr. 1.30 p.m.

Norfolk Is.-New Zealand TEAL, by Qantas Skymaster (Charter) Fri.; Dep. NI 4 p.m., Auckland, arr. 7.45 p.m.

Sat., Oct. 17, 31; Dep. NI 2.45 p.m., arr.

Auckland 6.30 p.m. Dep. Auckland 10.30 a.m., arr. NI 1.30 p.m., Oct. 17, 31.

Sun.; Dep. Auckland 10.30 a.m., arr. NI 1.30 p.m.

P-NG-Solomons TAA, with Fokker Prop-Jet and DC3.

Alt. Mon.: Dep. Lae (DC3) 6 a.m. for Rabaul, Buka, Munda, Yandlna, Honiara, arr. 4.20 p.m. (Oct. 19, Nov. 2, 16. 30, Dec. 14, 28, etc.).

Alt. Wed.: Dep. Honiara (DC3) 7.30 a.m. for Yandlna, Munda, Buka, Rabaul, Lae, arr. 3.45 p.m. (Oct. 7, 21, Nov. 4, 18, Dec. 2, 16, 30, etc.).

Alt. Tues.: Dep. Lae (Pokker) 9 a.m. for Rabaul, Buka, Munda, Honiara, arr. 4.20 p.m. (Oct. 13, 27, Nov. 10, 24, Dec. 8, 22, etc.).

Alt. Wed.; Dep. Honiara (Fokker) 6.45 a.m. for Munda, Buka, Rabaul, Lae arr. 12 noon (Oct. 14, 28, Nov. 11, 25, Dec. 9, 23, etc.).

P NG ■ West NG TAA, with DCS Aircraft Alt. Tues. (Oct. 13, 27, Nov. 10, 24. Dec. 8, 22, etc.): Dep. Lae 10 a.m. for Madang, Wewak, Sukarnopura, arr. 1.50 p.m.

Alt. Wed. (Oct. 14, 28, Nov. 11, 25, Dec. 9, 23, etc.): Dep. Sukarnopura 11.05 a.m. for Wewak, Madang, Lae, arr. 5.05 p.m.

Biak (West Ng)-Lae

Garuda Indonesian Airways (DCS).

Alt. Tues. (Oct. 20, Nov. 3, 17, Dec. 1. 15, 29. etc.): Dep. Biak 6.15 p.m., Sukarnopura, arr. 8.25 a.m., dep. 9.25 a.m., arr. Lae 1.30 p.m.

Alt. Wed. (Oct. 7, 21, Nov. 4, 18, Dec. 2, 16, 30, etc.): Dep. Lae 9.15 a.m., Sukarnopura, arr. 12.15 p.m., dep. 1 p.m., arr. Biak 3.10 p.m.

Tahiti-(Hawaii)-USA UTA, with DCS Jet Aircraft Wed.: Dep. Papeete 6 p.m. for Honolulu, arr. 11.35 p.m. Dep. Honolulu 12.20 a.m. Thurs. for Los Angeles, arr. 8.35 a.m. Dep. Los Angeles 12.30 p.m.

Thurs., arr. Papeete 6 p.m.

Fri.: Dep. Papeete 8.30 a.m. for Los Angeles, arr. 7.25 p.m. Dep. Los Angeles 1 a.m. Sat., arr. Papeete 6.30 a.m.

Tahiti-USA Pan American Airways, with Intercontinental Jet Clippers Mon.: Dep. Los Angeles 9 a.m., dep. Honolulu 1 p.m., arr. Papeete 6.25 p.m. 139 CIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY OCTOBER 1964

AUSTRALIA PACIFIC WEST LNE mm : Unking

Pacific Islands

with the FAR EAST and AUSTRALIA M.V. “SA Further particulars may he obtained from: MANAGING AGENTS IN AUSTRALIA: WILH. WILHELMSEN AGENCY PTY. LTD., 13-15 Bridge St., Sydney. Phone: 27-6301.

Branch Office at Melbourne: 51 William St. Phone :MA 3031.

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

ISLAND AGENTS: Madang (New Guinea)—B. J. &J. R. Back. Lae (New Guinea)—A. H. Bunting Ltd. Rabaul (New Britain)—To Transport Limited. Honiara (Solomon Islands) —British Solomons Trading Co. Ltd. Esplritu Santo (New Hebrides) —D. J, Gubl and Co. (New Hebrides) Pty. Ltd. Vila (New Hebrides) —Burns Philp (N.H.) Ltd.

FAR EASTERN AGENTS: Japan and Hong Kong—Dodwell & Co Ltd. Manila—Everett Steamship Corporation.

Tues.: Dep. Papeete 8.25 a.m., dep. Honolulu 3.30 p.m., arr. Los Angeles 11.25 p.m.

Sat.: Dep, San Francisco 10 p.m., dep.

Los Angeles 11.59 p.m., arr. Papeete 5.15 a.m. Sun.

Sun.: Dep. Papeete 8.45 p.m., arr. Los Angeles 7.45 a.m., arr. San Francisco 9.45 a.m.

W. Samoa-Am. Samoa Polynesian Airlines Ltd., with DCS Aircraft Between Western Samoa and American Samoa—flight time: 45 minutes.

Dep. Faleolo (W. Samoa): Sun. 5 a.m., 7.45 a.m., 3.30 p.m.; Tues., Thurs., Sat. 3.30 p.m Dep. Pago Pago (American Samoa): Sun., 6.30 a.m., 9 a.m.; Mon. 9 a.m., Tues. 3.15 p.m.; Thurs., Sat. 4.45 p.m.

W. Samoa-Cook Islands Polynesian Airlines Ltd., with DCS Between Western Samoa and Cook Islands (Aitutaki and Rarotonga).

Pri.: Dep. Faleolo 8 a.m., arr. Aitutaki 2 p.m., dep. 2.30 p.m., arr. Rarotonga 3,35 p.m.

Pri.: Dep. Rarotonga 8 a.m., arr. Aitutaki 9.05 a.m., dep. 9.40 a.m., arr. Faleolo 2.10 p.m.

W. Samoa-Fiji Polynesian Airlines Ltd., with DCS Alt. Wed. (Oct. 14, 28, Nov. 11, 25. etc.): Dep. Faleolo 10 a.m., arr. Nadi next day 2.04 p.m.

Alt. Pri. (Oct. 16, 30, Nov. 13, 27. etc.): Dep. Nadi 2.45 a.m., arr. Faleolo alt.

Thurs. (Oct. 17, 31, Nov. 14, 28, etc.), 8.25 a.m.

International dateline crossed between Faleolo and Nadi.

Agents: Polynesian Booking Office Terminal, Air-Centre Buildings, Beach St., Apia; R. E. Pritchard, Pago Pago; Qantas Empire Airways Ltd., Nadi Airport.

Internal Services

Fiji Fiji Airways, Ltd., with Heron and Drover Aircraft Suva-Nadi-Suva: Two flights daily: Dep.

Suva 7.30 a.m., arr. Nadi 8.15 a.m., dep. Nadi 8.45 a.m., arr. Suva 9.35 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. Mon. only: Dep. Suva 7.30 a.m., arr. Nadi 8.15 a.m., dep.

Nadi 10 a.m., arr. Suva 10.50 a.m.— all Heron flights.

Suva-Nadi: Dep. Suva Mon., Wed., Thurs., Pri. 4 p.m., arr. Nadi 4.50 p.m.

Nadi-Suva: Dep. Nadi Tues., Thurs., Pri., Sat. 6.15 a.m., arr. Suva 7.05 p.m.

Suva-Labasa-Suva: Dep. 10.30 a.m. Wed., Thurs., Pri., Sat., Sun. and dep. 7.20 a.m. Tues., Thurs., Pri., Sat.

Suva-Labasa-Savusavu-Labasa-Suva: Dep. 10.30 a.m. Tues.

Suva-Savusavu-Matei-Suva; Dep. 11.30 a.m. Mon.

Suva-Ura-Savusavu-Suva: Dep. 7.20 a.m., Wed.

Suva - Savusavu - Labasa - Savusavu - Suva; Dep. 10.30 a.m. Thurs., Sat., Sun.

Suva-Ura-Suva: Dep. 7.20 a.m., Sun.

Suva - Labasa - Matei - Labasa - Suva: E 10.30 a.m. Mon.

Suva-Matei-Labasa-Matei-Suva: Dep. 1C a.m. Pri.

Suva-Savusavu-Suva: Dep. 10.30 a.

Tues., Wed.

Details from Fiji Airways, Ltd., Vlctc Arcade, Suva.

French Polynesia RAI, with DC4 Aircraft Services to the Leeward Group (L Sous le Vent), Society Islands.

Mon., Pri.; Dep. Papeete 9 a.m., Raial arr. 9.55 a.m., dep. 10.20 a.m., B Bora, arr. 10.40 a.m.

Tues.: Dep. Papeete 7 a.m. Raiatea, s 8 a.m., dep. 8.20 a.m., Bora Be arr. 8.40 a.m.

Wed.: Dep. Papeete 9 a.m. Huahine, s 9.50 a.m., dep. 10.10 a.m., Raial arr. 10.30 a.m., dep. 10.50 a.m., B Bora, arr. 11.10 a.m.

Thurs.: Dep. Papeete 8 a.m., arr. B Bora 9.10 a.m.

Sat.: Dep. Papeete 8 a.m., Raiatea, s 8.55 a.m., dep. 9.20 a.m., Bora Be arr. 9.40 a.m.

Mon., Wed., Pri., Sat.: Dep. Bora B 4 p.m. Raiatea, arr. 4.20 p.m., d 4.45 p.m., Papeete, arr. 5.35 p.m.

Tues.; Dep. Bora Bora 9 a.m., Rangix arr. 11 a.m., dep. 3.15 p.m., Papei arr. 4.45 p.m.

Wed.: Dep. Bora Bora 2.45 p.m., Raial arr. 3.05 p.m., dep. 3.20 p.m., Huahi arr. 3.40 p.m., dep. 3.55 p.m., Papei arr. 4.45 p.m.

Thurs.: Dep. Bora Bora 5.30 p.m., Papei arr. 6.40 p.m.

Details from RAI, Quai Blr Hake Papeete, or any UTA office. 140 OCTOBER, 1964 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTH!

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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.

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New Caledonia 'RANSPAC, with Heron and/or Dragon and/or Aztec loumea-Mare: Tues. dep. Noumea 2.30 p.m. for Mare, Noumea, arr. 4.30 p.m.

Fri. dep. Noumea 2.30 p.m. for Mare, Noumea, arr. 4.30 p.m. foumea-Lifou: Tues., Wed., Fri. dep.

Noumea 8 a.m. for Llfou, Noumea, arr. 10 a.m. Mon. dep. Noumea 8.15 a.m. for Llfou, Noumea, arr. 10.15 a.m. bumea-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. oumea-Ouvea: Tues. dep. Noumea 10.45 a.m., Noumea, arr. 2 p.m. Sat. dep.

Noumea 8 a.m., Noumea, arr. 10 a.m. oumea-Houailou-Poindimie: Tues., Wed., Fri., dep. Noumea 9 a.m. for Houailou and Poindimie, Noumea, arr. 10.50 a.m.

Sat. dep. Noumea 1.30 p.m. for Houailou and Poindimie, Noumea, arr. 3.20 p.m. Sun. dep. Noumea 3 p.m. for Houailou and Poindimie, Noumea, arr. 4.50 p.m. jumea-Kone-Koumac: Mon. dep. Noumea 7.45 a.m. for Kone and Koumac, Noumea, arr. 10.15 a.m. Fri. dep.

Noumea for Kone and Koumac, Noumea, arr. 4.30 p.m. Wed. dep.

Noumea 2 p.m. for Kone only, Noumea, arr. 3.40 p.m.

New Hebrides New Hebrides Airways, with Drovers VILA-ERROMANGA-TANNA-

Aneityum-Futuna

an.: Dep. Vila 8.30 a.m., arr. Tanna 9.45 a.m., dep. 11 a.m., arr. Vila 12.15 p.m. ed.: Dep. Vila 8.30 a.m., arr. Erromanga 9.15 a.m., dep. 9.30 a.m., arr. Tanna 10 a.m., dep. 11 a.m., arr. Erromanga 11.30 a.m., dep. 11.45 a.m., arr. Vila 12.30 p.m. i.: Dep. Vila 8.30 a.m., arr. Tanna 9.45 a.m., dep. 3.30 p.m., arr. Vila 4.45 p.m.

Every second Friday a flight is made >m Tanna to Aneityum, leaving at 10.30 n. and returning at 12.35 p.m. Once •nthly, a Friday flight is made from nna to Futuna, leaving at 10.30 a.m. d returning at 2.45 p.m.

Vila-Tongoa

es.: Dep. Vila 8.30 a.m., 2 p.m., arr.

Tongoa 9.05 a.m., 2.35 p.m., dep. 10.30 a.m., 4 p.m., arr. Vila 11 a.m., 4.30 p.m. t.: Dep. Vila 8.30 a.m., arr. Tongoa 9.05 a.m., dep. 10.30 a.m., arr. Vila 11 a.m.

Details from New Hebrides Airways, a.

Papua-New Guinea Operated by TAA T. MORESBY-LAE (Fokker Prop-Jet) . Tues.: Dep. Pt. Moresby 6.40 a.m., arr. Lae 7.40 a.m. (Oct. 13, 27, Nov. 10, 24, Dec. 8, 22, etc.).

LAE-RABAUL-LAE (Fokker Prop-Jet) . Tues. Dep. Lae 9 a.m., Rabaul arr 10.55 a.m. (Oct. 13, 27, Nov. 10, 24, Dec. 8, 22, etc.). . Wed.: Dep. Rabaul 10.10 a.m., Lae arr. 12 noon (Oct. 14, 28, Nov. 11, 25 Dec. 9, 23, etc.).

Port Moresby-Daru (Dcs)

. Fri.: Dep. Pt. Moresby 8.45 a.m. for Daru, returning same day via Balimo, arr. 2.25 p.m. (Oct. 16, 30, Nov. 13, 27, Dec. 11, 25, etc.).

PT. MORESBY-WEST. PAPUA (Catalina) Wed.: Dep. Pt. Moresby 8 a.m. for Kerema, Baimuru, Kikori, Paibuna, Kerema, Pt.

Moresby, arr. 3.25 p.m.

Alt. Thurs.: Dep. Pt. Moresby 8 a.m. for Daru, Lake Murray, Daru, arr. 3 p.m. (Oct. 8, 22, Nov. 5, 19, etc.).

Alt. Fri.: Dep. Daru 9 a.m. for Pt.

Moresby, arr. 11.15 a.m. (Oct. 9, 23, Nov. 6, 20, etc.).

PT. MORESBY-EAST PAPUA (Catalina) Alt. Mon.: Dep. Pt. Moresby 8 a.m. for Samaral, Esa-Ala, Samaral, Pt.

Moresby, arr. 4.30 p.m. (Oct. 19, Nov. 2, 16, 30, Dec. 14, 28, etc.).

Fourth Mon.: Dep. Pt. Moresby 8 a.m. for Samarai, Deboyne, Samaral, Pt.

Moresby, arr. 4.30 p.m. (Oct. 12, Nov. 9, etc.).

Fourth Mon.: Dep. Pt. Moresby 8 a.m. for Samarai, Pt. Moresby, arr. 4.30 p.m. (Oct. 26, Nov. 23, etc.).

LAE-MADANG-WEWAK-MANUS-

Kavieng-Rabaul Service (Dcs)

Mon., Fri.: Dep. Lae 7.30 a.m. for Madang, Wewak, Manus, Kavleng, Rabaul, arr. 4.05 p.m.

Mon.: Dep. Rabaul 7.30 a.m. for Kavleng Manus. Wewak, arr. 12.50 p.m.

Sat.: Dep. Lae 9 a.m., for Madang, Wewak, arr. 11.55 a.m.

Sun., Tues.: Dep. Wewak 6 a.m. for Madang, Lae, arr. 8.45 a.m.

Wed.; Dep. Kavleng 6.30 a.m. for Rabaul, arr. 7.35 a.m.

Tues.: Dep. Rabaul 12.45 p.m. for Kavleng, arr. 1.50 p.m.

Central Highlands (Dcs)

Wed.: Dep. Madang 8 a.m. for Wabag, Wapenamunda, Balyer R„ Hagen, Banz, Minj, Goroka, Lae, arr. 2.15 p.m.

Thurs.: Dep. Lae 9 a.m. for Goroka, Minj, Banz, Hagen, Baiyer R., Wapenamunda, Wabag, Madang, arr. 3.20 p.m.

Sat.; Dep. Mt. Hagen 7.20 a.m. for Banz (opt.), Lae, arr. 9 a.m.

Sun.; Dep. Lae 9 a.m. for Goroka, Minj, Banz, Mt. Hagen, arr. 12.05 p.m.

Pt. Moresby-Popondetta-Lae (Dcs)

Sat.: Dep. Pt. Moresby 11.30 a.m. for Kokoda (opt.), Popondetta, Garaina, Lae, arr. 2.05 p.m.

Sat.: Dep. Lae 7.40 a.m. for Garaina, Popondetta, Kokoda (opt.), Pt.

Moresby, arr. 10.15 a.m.

Pt. Moresbt-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 a.m. for Goroka, Mlnj, Banz, Hagen, Madang, arr. 1.30 p.m.

Mon.: Dep. Madang 9.50 a.m. for Hagen, Banz, Minj, Goroka, Lae, arr. 2.15 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., Sat., Sun.: Dep. Lae 9.30 a.m., arr. Rabaul 12.05 p.m.

Sat., Sun., Tues., Thurs.: Dep. Rabaul 6 a.m., arr. Lae 8.35 a.m.

Thurs.: Dep. Lae 10 a.m. for Finschhafen, Cape Gloucester (on request), Kandrian, Talasea, Hoskins, Jacquinot Bay, Rabaul, arr. 1.45 p.m.

Sat.: Dep. Rabaul 9 a.m. for Jacquinot Bay, Hoskins, Talasea, Kandrian, Cape Gloucester (on request), Finschhafen, Lae, arr. 2.10 p.m.

LAE-FINSCHHAFEN-LAE (Cessna) Tues.: Dep. Lae 7 a.m. for Plnschhafen, Lae, arr. 8.15 a.m.

Rabaul-Buin-Rabaul (Dcs)

Wed., Fri.; Dep. Rabaul 8 a.m. for Buka, Wakunal, Aropa, Buin, Kieta, Wakunai, Buka, Rabaul. arr. 3.40 p.m.

Rabaul-Talasea-Rabaul

Mon.: Dep. Rabaul 8 a.m. for Hoskins, Talasea, Rabaul, arr. 11.30 a.m.

Operated by Ansett-MAL (with DOS's) Mon.: Dep. Lae 6.30 a.m. for Goroka, Madang, Rabaul, arr. 11.35 a.m. 141 ICIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY OCTOBER, 1964

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

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New Hebrides - New Guinea

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General Agents 1 Bush Street, San Francisco 4, California, U.S.A.

SYDNEY—Birt & Co. (Pty.) Ltd.

SUVA—Burns Philp (South Sea) Company, Ltd.

LAE/RABAUL—Burns Philp (New Guinea) Ltd.

PORT VILA--Comptoirs Francais des Nouvelles Hebrides.

APlA—Burns Philp (South Sea) Company, Ltd.

PAPEETE Agence Maritime nationale Tahiti.

PAGO PAGO—G. H. C. Reid & Co.

NOUMEA—Etablissements Ballande Inter- Dep, Goroka 7.45 a.m. for Kainantu, Lae, Wau, Pt. Moresby, Wau. Lae, Tn« oro K Ha F arr - 5 , pi £; 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, an. 4 p.m. ,^ ep - 8 : 55 am - for Gor o k a.

Madang Wewak, an. 12.15 p.m.

Dep. Lae 9.20 a.m. for Rabaul, an. 12 “° on - . , e Dep. Rabaul 5.45 a.m. for Lae, an. 8.25 a.m.

Dep. Madang 7 a.m. for Goroka, Lae, ar^»i!’ 4 «ir* a '«' „ Dep. Mt. Hagen 6.30 a.m. for Banz. ®°™ka, w a 3?’ Pt> M °re sb y> Wau, Lae, Goroka, Madang. arr. 3.45 p.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Wewak 6.15 a.m. for Goroka, Wewak. Vanlmo, Wewak, an. zpn ?-, . am ' for ,, Mt - Hagen.

Banz, Minj, Madang, an. 11.45 a.m. (Piaggio) Goroka 8.15 a.m. for Mt. Hagen, an. 8.50 a.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Mt. Hagen 6.30 a.m for Banz, Goroka, an. 7.30 a.m. r Dep -JPlagglo) Wewak 8.30 a.m. for Luml, Nuku. Wewak. an. 11.05 a.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Wewak 1 p.m. for Maprlk, Yangoru. Wewak. an. 2.45 p “- , Dep. (Piaggio) Mt. Hagen 9.30 a.m. for Mendi, Erave, lallbu, Kagua, Mt.

Hagen, an. 12 noon.

Thurs.: Dep. Madang 7.30 a.m. for Goroka, Wau. Pt. Moresby, Wau, G n*n a ’ ~ M P! p : R ws I a , m - f ° r Kavieng.

Momote. Wewak, Madang, Goroka. Lae, ar n P n' 4 ?rwi, r,, , . i-S o P i« gg . lo Mt Hagen 1.30 p.m. for Banz, Minj, Goroka. an. nr , , Dep. (Piaggio) Wewak 8.30 a.m. for Te ; e in° m i^WeWak^ arr -, Hi® A .P ep : (C ®^ sna) Wewak 8.30 a.m. for Slss fP°’ Vanlmo. Dagua.

Wewak, arr. 12.15 p.m. n m eP f rt r fC i e^ na or pla eglo) Wewak 3 p.m. for Angoram, Wewak, arr. 4 p.m.

Prl.: Dep. Lae 8.55 a.m. for Goroka.

Madang, an. 10.35 a.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Lae 9.05 a.m. for Kainantu, Goroka, Minj. Banz. Mt Hagen, Wabag, Mt. Hagen, an. 1.10 P- m - Dep. Lae 9.20 a.m. for Rabaul, an. 12 noon Dep. Wewak 615 a.m. for Madang.

Lae, an 850 a m Dep. (Piaggio) Goroka 7.30 a.m. for Lae, an. 8.25 am Dep. Rabaul 5.45 a.m. for Lae, an 8.25 a.m.

Dep. Lae 6.30 a.m. for Goroka Madang, Wewak, Momote, Kavieng’

Rabaul, arr. 4 p.m.

Dep. Goroka 7.45 a.m. for Wau, Pt.

Moresby, Wau, Lae, Goroka, an. 2.40 p.m.

Dep. Madang 8 a.m. for Mt. Hagen, Banz, MinJ, Goroka, Minj, Banz, Mt!

Hagen, Madang, an. 3.30 p.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Mt. Hagen 9.30 a.m. for Mendi, Kagua, Erave, lallbu, Mt.

Hagen, arr. 12 noon Sat.: Dep. Lae 8.55 a.m. for Goroka.

Madang, an. 10.35 a.m.

Dep. Lae 9.20 a.m. for Rabaul, arr. 12 noon.

Dep. Madang 7 a.m. for Goroka Lae, an. 8.45 a.m Dep. Rabaul 5.45 a.m. for Lae, an 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 am for Ambuntl, Burul. Wewak, an. 10.05 a.m. «. . .

Operated by Papuan Airlines Transport Pty. Ltd. (“Patair”) Mon ' : Dep - (DC3) Pt - Moresby 7.30 a.m. for Popondetta, Kokoda. Pt. Moresby, arr. 10.10 a.m.

Dep - (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby 8.30 a.m. for Rorona, Aroa, Kairuku, Bereina, Tapini, Woitape, Tapini, Bereina.

Kairuku, Aroa (opt.), Rorona (opt.), Pt. Moresby, an. 1.30 p.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby 8.20 a.m. for Tapini, Woitape (opt.), Pt. Moresby. an. 9.50 a.m. (30 min. later If call made at Woitape).

Tues.: Dep. (DC3) Pt. Moresby 8.30 a.m. for Kokoda. Popondetta, Pt. Moresby, an. 11 a.m.

Dep. (DCS) Pt. Moresby 7.30 a.m. for Daru, Ballmo, Daru, Pt. Moresby, arr. 1.50 p.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby 11 a.m. for Cape Rodney, Paili (opt.), Pt.

Moresby, arr. 12.50 p.m. (20 min. later if call made at Paili).

Dep. (Piagglo) Pt. Moresby 8.30 a.m. for Woitape, Tapinl, Pt. Moresby, arr. 10.30 a.m.

Dep. (Piagglo) Pt. Moresby 1.45 p.m. for Rorona (opt.), Aroa (opt.), Kairuku, Bereina, Pt. Moresby, arr, 3.35 p.m. (35 min. later if call made at Rorona and Aroa).

Wed.: Dep. Pt. Moresby 7.30 a.m, for Popondetta, Kokoda, Pt. Moresby, arr. 10.10 a.m.

Dep. (Piagglo) Pt. Moresby 8.30 a.m. for Tapini, Woitape, Pt. Moresby, arr 10.30 a.m.

Dep. (Piagglo) Pt. Moresby 1.45 p.m for Rorona, Aroa, Kairuku, Pt Moresby, arr. 3.35 p.m.

Dep. (DCS) Pt. Moresby 11.15 a.m for Bereina, Pt. Moresby, arr. 2 p.m Thurs.: (Piagglo) Dep. Pt. Moresby 8.3 C a.m. for Woitape, Tapini, Pt. Moresby arr. 10.30 a.m.

Dep. (Piagglo) Pt. Moresby 1.45 p.m for Rorona (opt.), Aroa (opt.) Kairuku, Bereina, Pt. Moresby, arr 3.35 p.m. (35 min. later If call mad< at Rorona and Aroa).

Alt. Thurs. (Oct. 8, 22, Nov. 5, 19, Dec 3, 17, 31, etc.); Dep. (DCS) Pt Moresby 7 a.m. for Popondetta, Embl Wanigela, Vivigani, Losuia, Popondetta Pt. Moresby, arr. 1.45 p.m. (Oct. 15. 29, Nov. 12, 26, etc.): Dep (DC3) Pt. Moresby 7 a.m. foi Popondetta, Pt. Moresby, arr. 9 a.m.

Prl.: Dep. (DC3) Pt. Moresby 7.30 a.m for Popondetta, Pt. Moresby, arr. 9.3( a.m.

Dep. (DCS) Pt. Moresby 10.30 a.m for Gurney, Pt. Moresby, arr. 2 p.m Dep. (Piagglo) Pt. Moresby 11 a.m for Cape Rodney, Paili, Pt. Moresby arr. 1.10 p.m.

Dep. (Piagglo) Pt. Moresby 8.30 a.m for Tapini, Woitape, Pt. Moresby, an 10.30 a.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby 1.45 p.m for Rorona, Aroa, Kairuku, Pt Moresby, arr. 3.35 p.m.

Dep. (DC3) Pt. Moresby 2.30 p.m for Bereina, Pt. Moresby, arr. 4.35 p.m Sat.: Dep. (DCS) Pt. Moresby 7.30 a.m for Popondetta, Kokoda, Pt. Moresby arr. 10.10 a.m.

Dep. (Piaggio) Pt. Moresby 8.30 a.m for Woitape, Tapini, Pt. Moresby, an 10.30 a.m.

Solomon Islands Megapode Airways with a Dove

Dhio4 Mk. Vi

Tues.: Dep. Honiara 8 a.m. and 4 p.m arr. Auki (Malaita) 8.25 a.m. and 4.2 p.m., an. Honiara 9 a.m. and 5 p.m Tues., Thurs. (in Fokker week): Dep Honiara 9.30 a.m., an. Yandina (Rus sell Is.) 9.55 a.m., dep. Yandina 10.1 a.m., arr. Honiara 10.40 a.m.

Fri (in Fokker week): Dep. Honiara a.m. arr. Munda (New Georgia) 9.1 a.m., dep. Munda 9.25 a.m., an. Bara koma (Vella Lavella) 9.45 a.m., dep Barakoma 10 a.m., an. Munda 10.2' a.m., dep. Munda 10.30 a.m., an Honiara 11.45 a.m.

Fn. (in DCS week): Dep. Honiara 8 a.m an. Yandina 8.25 a.m., dep. 8.40 a.m an. Munda 9.25 a.m., dep. 9.45 a.m an. Barakoma 10.15 a.m., dep. 10.4 a.m., an. Munda 11.05 a.m., dep. 11.2 a.m., an. Yandina 12.10 p.m., dep 12.30 p.m., an. Honiara 1 p.m. (Note: Fokker week and DCS week refe to TAA services from Papua-Nei Guinea. See timetable under Inter Territory Services.) Details from Megapode Airways, P.O. Bo 103, Honiara, BSIP. 142 OCTOBER, 1964 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY

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TORTOISE SHELL. Want to buy back, belly and sides raw dry shells in bulk.

Please quote price and quantity with full information. B. M. Stoeffler, 3664 George Crescent, F. 8., Darwin, N.T., Australia.

Books, Magazines

ALL BOOKS AND JOURNALS ON AUS-

Tralasia And The Pacific Bought

AND SOLD. Catalogues issued and sent free on application. Correspondence invited. Berkelouw, 114 King St., Sydney.

Telephone: BW 7874.

Two Island Books Just Out! We

have two excellent new books about Papua-New Guinea at the Salon Bookshop.

“Stone-age Island’’ (45/- + 3/8), by Maslyn Williams, is a record of his 16 documentary film-making visits to Papua- New Guinea. Gavin Souter, writing in “The Sydney Morning Herald’’, describes “Stone-age Island” as “honest, thoughtful and moderate. It is light on marvels, but sound on facts.”

“Savage New Guinea” (38/6 + 2/11), by Jens Bjerre, is a “montage of encounters with and conversations about the expatriate and the indigenous people of Papua-New Guinea. It is profusely illustrated with excellent colour plates.”

Both these books would make excellent Xmas gifts. Free catalogues. Write to the Salon Bookshop, 26 Eddy Road, Chatswood, N.S.W., Australia.

Penfriends Wanted

LOOKING FOR FRIENDS? Try the Koala Correspondence Club. Members everywhere. For details send to; Box 184, Camberwell, Victoria, Australia.

ACCOMMODATION

Hire Or Buy Your Volkswagen

for southern leave from Doug Elphinstone. 243-259 Pittwater Road, Manly, Sydney.

Telephone: 97-0287.

Shells Wanted

PRIVATE COLLECTOR wishes contact Islands resident with view to receiving Pacific shells in exchange for Nth. Qld. shells, stamps, reading matter or any other reasonable item of Australian origin.

Write to: Mrs. N. Hunter, Avoca Beach via Gosford, N.S.W., Australia.

Trade Enquiries

MAIL ORDER. Whatever you might want from Hong Kong (Photographic and Cine Equipment. Transistor Radios. Household Appliances, Chinese Brocades, Plastic Flowers, Cultured Pearls, etc.) we can supply you. Right prices and personal care assured. Please write us for quotations. Filmo Depot Ltd., 313 Marina House, Hong Kong. Established In Hong Kong since 1936.

ON TAT INDUSTRIAL CO., 35 Bulkeley St., Kowloon, Hong Kong. Maker of plastic Polythene Bags, wet proof, thickness .02-. 1 mm., any size, send quality and size required. Prices furnished.

Prominent And Important

Manchester Exporters

Specialising in Textile Rents invite enquiries from direct importers.

Prospects of excellent trade. "Textiles", C/- Box 3408, G.P.0., Sydney, Australia.

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iST 8533 CT SBSsM BRITISH SOLOMONS TRADING CO. LTD.

P.O. BOX 94, HONIARA.

GUADALCANAL.

GIZO.

WESTERN SOLOMONS.

AUKI.

MALAITA.

Wholesale and Retail Merchants, Shipowners, Airline, Shipping, Customs and Insurance Agents. Importers and Exporters of all Island Commodities and Produce.

Cables: "Trade'

OVERSEAS AGENTS; AUSTRALIA: D. A. Gubbay Pty. Ltd., 149 Castlereagh Street, SYDNEY.

JAPAN: Mitsui & Co., P.O. Box 822, TOKYO.

U.S.A.; Mitsui & Co., 465 California Street, SAN FRANCISCO 4.

UNITED KINGDOM: Morris Hedstrom, 73 Cheapside, LONDON, E.C.2.

INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVES FOR: Qantas Austin Motor Export Corp. Ltd.

Shell Oil Co.

British Solomons Forestry Co. Ltd Kauri Timber Co. Ltd.

British Phosphate Commission.

Messageries Maritime.

Honda Scooters and Motorcycles.

General Steamships Co.

Shaw Savill & Albion Co. Ltd.

Philips Electrical Co.

A.A. Ansett-A.N.A. Fiji Airways AGENTS FOR THE FOLLOWING: T.A.I.

Royal Interocean Lines.

Canon Cameras.

Johnson Outboard Motors. 8.5.1. P. Copra Board.

China Navigation Co. Ltd.

Burns Philp & Co. Ltd.

Bank Line Ltd.

Australia West Pacific Line.

Time and Life International.

Karlander Line (Gizo).

P.O. Orient Line.

Daiwa Line.

Holland Australia Line C.S.R. Building Materials.

Lloyds (Sub-Agents).

Mikimoto Pearls.

Toshiba Radios, etc.

Tarax Soft Drinks.

B.M.C. (Aust.).

Noritake China.

Coseley Prefab. Buildings Megapode Airways (Auki).

Alfred Grant (Real Estate).

Index to Advertisers Ace Aire Limited 105 Adams Industries 33, 41, 101, 103, 113, 125 Air-lndia International . . 46 Angel & Weatherley . .. 121 Ansett-A.N.A. 90 ANZ Bank Ltd 33 Arnott, Wm. Pty. Ltd. . . 42 A. (Overseas) Pty. Ltd. 56 Australian Dairy Produce Board 26 Ballina Slipway & Eng. Co. 96 Bethel I, Gwyn & Co. Ltd. 139 B. 130 Bond's-Wear Pty. Ltd. . . 24 Bramair International Pty.

Ltd 131 Braybon Bros. Pty. Ltd. .. 8 Breckwoldt & Co. Wm. .. 86 British Solomons Trading Co. Ltd 144 Brockhoff Biscuits Pty. Ltd. 58 Brown, ETavid, Tractors Pty.

Ltd 78 Brunton & Co 43 B. . . 25, 45, 76, cov. iii Butterfly World Museum .. 36 Cadbury-Fry-Pascall Pty. Ltd. 72 Canon Camera Co. Inc. .. 39 Carlton & United Breweries Ltd 70 Carpenter, W. R„ & Co. Ltd. 75, 111, cov. iv Carreras (Overseas) Ltd. .. 34 Classified Advertisements .. 143 Commonwealth Bank of Aust. 22 Crammond Radio Co 48 Crusader Shipping Co. . . 136 C. Co. Ltd., The .. 2,112 Cummins Diesel Sales & Service (Aust.) Pty. Ltd. 104 Cystex 85 Daiwa Shipping Line . . . . 135 Donald, A. 8., Ltd 18 Drambuie Liqueur Co. Ltd. 45 Dunlite Electrical Co. Ltd. .. 50 Everyday Products Pty. Ltd. 121 Ferrier & Dickinson Pty.

Ltd 102 Filmo Depot Ltd 121 Fisher & Co 64 Flick, W. A. & Co. Pty. Ltd. 22 Frigate Rum 31 Gaston Johnston Corp. .. 68 Gilbey, W. & A., Ltd. .. 6 Gillespie Bros. Pty. Ltd. .. 64 Gillespie, R., Pty. Ltd. .. 31 Glaxo Labs (NZ) Ltd. .. 61 Goodyear Tyre & Rubber Co. (Aust.) Ltd 148 Grove, W. H. & Sons Ltd. 68 Haig, John & Co. Ltd. .. 97 Hains, Peter, & Co 126 Halvorsen & Kessler Pty.

Ltd 97 Handi-Works Co 86 Hardie, James, & Co. Pty.

Ltd 128 Hastings Deering Ltd. . .. 54 Hellaby, R. &W„ Ltd. ..115 Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Co. Ltd 100 Hyster Aust. Pty. Ltd. .. 38 Industrial Enterprises Ltd. .. 23 International Harvester Co 84 International Majora Paints Pty. Ltd 44, 103 Kennedy, Capt. W. L 101 Kerr Bros. Pty. Ltd 55 Kopsen & Co. Pty. Ltd. .. 30 Kraft Foods Ltd. . .. 62,106 Lane's Pty. Ltd 114 Lawrence, Alfred, & Co. P/L 94 Love, J. R., & Co. Pty. Ltd. 109 Massey Ferguson (Aust.) Ltd. 4 Matthey Garrett Pty. Ltd. .. 126 Mendaco 85 Millers Ltd 52 Mobil Oil Aust. Ltd 80 Morris Hedstrom Ltd. . 16, 49 Mungo Scott Pty. Ltd. .. 118 Nederland Line & Royal Rotterdam Lloyd .. .. 44 Nelson & Robertson Pty. Ltd. 25 Nestle Co. (Aust.), The 37,110 N.G. Aust. Line 73 Nicholsons Pty. Ltd 116 Nixoderm 85 Ogden Industries Pty. Ltd. 59 Pacific Islands Transport Line 142 Philips 28, 125 P & O-Orient Lines of Aust.

Pty, Ltd 35 Qantas 122 Old. Insurance Co. Ltd. .. 41 Rewa Dairy Co 113 Ronson Products Ltd 32 Rothmans of Pall Mall (Aust.) Ltd 40 Sanitarium Health Food Co. 145 Seven Seas Stamps Pty.

Ltd 5 Shaw Savill & Albion Co.

Ltd 132 Shell Co. of Aust. Ltd. . . 3 Smith, S. & Sons (England) Ltd 27 South Pacific Brewery .. 67 Stapleton, J. T., Pty. Ltd. .. 118 Steamships Trading Co.

Ltd 74 Slhn. Pac. Ins. Co 3 Stewarts & Lloyds (Dist.) Pty. Ltd Sullivan Ltd a Suttons Motors (Homebush) 1C T.A.A cov.

Taikoo Dockyyard 5 Tait, W. S. & Co. P/L .. S Tatham, S. E., & Co. P/L 11 T.E.A.L U Thornburgh & Blackheath Colleges 5 Tongala Milk Products Pty.

Ltd t Tooth & Co. Ltd i Town House, The 1C Turners Supply Co. Ltd. .. t Twiss & Brownings & Hallowes (Export) Ltd. .. •< Tyneside Foundry & Enggineering Co. Ltd ( Union Steam Ship Co. of N.Z. Ltd li United Insurance Co. Ltd. .. i University of Sydney .. i Van Nostrand < Ventura Trading Co. P/L .. i: Victa Mowers < Vi-Stim ; Walpamur Co. (NG) Ltd., The 1' Weymark Pty. Ltd White, A. B. S., & Co. .. i: White Rose Flour Milling Co.

Ltd Wild (Aust.) Pty. Ltd. .. 1< Wilhelmsen, W., Agency P/L 1- Wills, W. D. & H. 0. (Aust.) Ltd 1 Wunderlich Ltd i; Yardley of London (Aust.) Pty. Ltd i Yorkshire Insurance Co. Ltd. i 144 OCTOBER, 1964 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL

If he’s not eating as well as he should try a little MAR MITE the appetite builder YLAST AND VKfTAW Dtlltf

Hakes Youngsters Hungry As Young Lions

'inicky eaters soon become hearty eaters when you give them larmite on toast ... as a hot drink . . . blended into soups and ravies. Out on its own for sparking tired appetites, making oungsters hungry as young lions! Saves money, too, because ou use much less. At good grocers everywhere. 3 >r H' * 145 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY OCTOBER, 1964

why 2 people out of every 1 should visit"

New Zealand Man of action? . . . mar of relaxin'? Visit Nev Zealand and be both. Here i; the scenery glistening glaciers rumbling volcanoes, roaring geyser; with the magic that turns bustlinc sportsmen into wide-eyed shutterbugs. And here's the recreation fishing, hunting, ski-ing, golfing that makes leisurely sightseers wanl to go, go, go! Only New Zealanc packs such variety into so small c compass. And TEAL links New Zealand so comfortably, quickly, pleasantly with the rest of the South Pacific. Ask your travel agent to tell you about both. in association with QANTAS and 8.0.A.C. 146 OCTOBER, 1964 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLI

what’s the difference between WALPAMUR wSm HI «r“iik HH HT ill Hnn and other WP 293 GLOSS PAINTS? ■Miitiia The fact that it’s MADE in the Territory makes all the difference. Walpamur has developed its paints in the Territory especially for Territory conditions with a powerful mould-resisting fungicide additive which ensures troublefree finish and outstanding durability.

Walpamur Quality Paints Include

Walpamur Coloramic Gloss Enamel Walpamur Coloramic Satin Enamel Walpamur Latex Flat Wall Finish Quick-drying Treadwell Floor and Paving Paint Nevarust Roof and Structural Paint—Exterior and Interior Undercoats Sealers Primers for Wood and Metal Anti Fouling Paint.

Made in New Guinea by THE WALPAMUR CO. (N.G.) LTD.

LA WES ROAD, KONEDOBU, PORT MORESBY Phone 4420. P.O. Box 106, Port Moresby 147 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY OCTOBER, 1964

GET BETTER CONTROL,

Extra Cornering Safety

With ‘No-Squeal’

Goodyear G 8 Tyres

rouh^' G 8 is built with a tyre cord that is stronger than steel. It's called 3T .. . and we've combined it with a new round-theshoulder tread design. k; The round shoulders make the G 8 corner better without squeal steer truer, ride quieter. The 3T cord protects against blowouts, bruises, shock and a tyre's worst enemy—heat. 3T cord and the Tufsyn tread rubber mean a better, safer tyre—GB by Goodyear. G 8 tyres by Goodyear are also available with Ribbon White Sidewalls in all popular sizes.

The G 8 tyre by Goodyear has safety built right into it. Round-the-shoulder design gives you more tread at the critical moment in cornering when you need extra traction for added control. G 8 is built with 3T tyre cord, the strongest and safest tyre cord made—and made only by Goodyear. G 8 gives you improved steering, no-squeal cornering, a quieter ride with a new feeling of control. And G 8 by Goodyear offers you real economy because it costs no more than ordinary tyres, yet gives more mileage. See your Goodyear Dealer or Service Station with the Goodyear sign—soon. When it comes to tyres for your family car, look to Goodyear.

GOODYEAR 148 OCTOBER, 1964 PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHL Published by PACIFIC PUBLICATIONS PTY. LTD., 29 Alberta Street. Sydney. (Telephone; MA9197). Wholly set up and printed In Australia by the Sydney and Melbourne Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd., 29 Alberta Street, Sydney.

BURNS PHILP (New Guinea) LTD.

General Merchants, Shipping & Customs Agents

Head Office: Port* Moresby, Papua Cable Address: BURPHIL

Overseas Agents

Burns Philp & Co. Ltd., all Australian States.

Burns Philp & Co. Ltd., London.

Burns Philp & Co. of San Francisco.

Trade Enquiries Invited 115 Ca KAVIENG WEWAK RABAUL /I KOKOPO •!

MADANG I V s GOROKA • \

Kainantu # Lae

BULOLO« * WAU POPONDETTA O DARU <)

Port Moresby^

BOROKO SAMARAI Branches and Shopping Centres.

DIPPING AGENTS FOR: Bank Line Ltd.

Burns Philp £r Co. Ltd.

Cogedar Line.

Campagnie Des Messageries Maritimes.

Crusader Shipping Co. Ltd.

Cunard Steamships Co. Ltd.

Nederland Line Royal Dutch Mail.

P. & O. Orient Lines.

Royal Rotterdam Lloyd.

The Indo-China Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. \\R LINE AGENTS FOR: Ansett-A.N.A.

Trans-Australia Airlines.

Qantas Empire Airways.

International Air Transport Representatives.

Fravel Department

Consult our experienced personnel for planning world wide travel.

Agents For

Burns Philp Trust Co. Ltd.

Queensland Insurance Co. Ltd.

Lloyds of London Stewarts & Lloyds Distributors Pty. Ltd.

DISTRIBUTORSHIPS INCLUDE Beresford Pumps British Paints Buckingham & Carnatic Textiles Canon Cameras "Cecoco" Machinery Conditional re Air Curtain Doors Evans Deakin Electrical Generators International Majora Paints "John" Valves Joseph Lucas Electrical & C.A.V.

Equipment Land Rovers & Rover Cars Massey-Ferguson Tractors and Equipment Mikimoto Pearls National Radios & Appliances Noritake Chinaware Pioneer Chain Saws Rover Power Mowers Sunbeam Appliances Tempair Air Conditioners Vauxhall Cars & Bedford Trucks

Exporters Of

Coffee & Cocoa Beans, Peanuts, Rubber & Trocas Shell.

Shopping Centre

5J5 ACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY OCTOBER, 1964

m i i i up i i APITAL £10,000,000 ocn*&* O GENERAL ANTS ASSOCIATED COMPANIES: Fifty years of Development and Service in the Pacific Islands NEW GUINEA: *e 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 Coffeebeans, etc.

Agents for Australian European and Americar Manufacturers including Electrolux, Chrysler, Ford McCallum's Whisky, Vietc Mowers, Enfield Engines FIJI; W. R. Carpenter & Co. (Fiji) Ltd Morris Hedstrom Ltd., Suva.

Suva Motors Ltd., Suva.

Island Industries Ltd., Suva.

Buying Enquiries

LONDON: Morris Hedstrom Ltd., 73 Cheapside, London, E.C.2.

SYDNEY: Morris Hedstrom (Australia) Pty. Ltd., 27 O'Connel St., Sydney.

W. R. CARPENTER & CO. LTD 27 O'Connell St., Sydney, Australia Established 1914 Cable Address: "CAMOHE"

Telephone: BL 5421 Postal Address: G.P.O. Box 168, Sydne PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY OCTOBER, 1964