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THE Pacific Islands
Fix this textMonthly
Fix this textTHE ONLY JOURNAL CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE ISLAND TERRITORIES AND GROUPS
Fix this textOF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH PACIFIC.
Fix this textVol, 1—No. 8
Fix this textRegistered at G.P.O., Sydney, for
Fix this texttransmission by Post as a Newspaper
Fix this textSYDNEY: TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1931
Fix this textPer Annum, posted, fl/-.
Fix this textSingle Copy, 6d.
Fix this textRADIO TO PAPUA
Fix this textCompleting Pacific Network
Fix this textNew A.W.A Station
Fix this textTHE opening of a new high
Fix this textspeed wireless telegraph station
Fix this textat Port Moresby on March 10 by
Fix this textAmalgamated Wireless (Austral
Fix this textasia) Ltd. marked the establish
Fix this textment of direct communication be
Fix this texttween Sydney and Port Moresby,
Fix this textand the completion of another im
Fix this textportant unit in the wireless net
Fix this textwork, which now covers a large
Fix this textsection of the Pacific Ocean.
Fix this textThe new station at Moresby is situ
Fix this textated in the main street of the town,
Fix this texttaking the place of the old station,
Fix this textwhich was located at Konedobu one
Fix this textand a quarter miles distant.
Fix this textThe equipment consists of a 5 kilo
Fix this textwatt short wave Beam feeder trans
Fix this textmitter, a 5 kilowatt coastal radio trans
Fix this textmitter, a 50 watt emergency long wave
Fix this textshort wave transmitter, also modern
Fix this textreceiving apparatus. An idea of the
Fix this textpower of the main transmitter is given
Fix this textby the fact that it is of the same
Fix this textstrength as broadcasting station 2FC,
Fix this textSydney, or 3LO, Melbourne.
Fix this textThree 110 feet tubular steel masts
Fix this texthave been erected to support the spe
Fix this textcial directional Beam aerial for com
Fix this textmunication with Sydney over a dis
Fix this texttance of 1,750 miles.
Fix this textThe opening of the new Port Mores
Fix this textby radio station is in accordance with
Fix this textan arrangement made between Amal
Fix this textgamated Wireless and the Common
Fix this textwealth Government, when Amalga
Fix this textmated Wireless took over the whole of
Fix this textthe coastal stations of Australia, seven
Fix this textteen in number, also two in Papua and
Fix this texteight in the Mandated Territory.
Fix this textIn accordance with the agreement
Fix this textthen entered upon, Amalgamated Wire
Fix this textless has modernised—and in the case
Fix this textof Port Moresby completely rebuilt
Fix this textand re-equipped-the whole of these
Fix this textstations.
Fix this textRealising the development and im
Fix this textportance of the various British island
Fix this textpossessions in the Pacific and the en
Fix this textterprise manifested by other nations in
Fix this textestablishing wireless stations on their
Fix this textisland possessions there, Mr. E. T.
Fix this textFisk, managing director of A.W.A.,
Fix this textsuggested to the Right Hon. L. S
Fix this textAmery, then First Lord of the British
Fix this textAdmiralty, that Amalgamated Wireless
Fix this texttake over from the Imperial Govern
Fix this textment all the wireless stations in the
Fix this textFijian group, with the object of mod
Fix this texternising and operating them as units
Fix this textof the Pacific network already operated
Fix this textby the company.
Fix this textAn agreement was completed between
Fix this textthe Imperial Government and the com
Fix this textpany, and to-day these stations are
Fix this textequipped in the most modern way.
Fix this textThe wireless stations controlled by
Fix this textAmalgamated Wireless maintain com
Fix this textmunication between Australia, New
Fix this textGuinea, Papua, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga,
Fix this textGilbert and Ellice Islands, New Cale
Fix this textdonia, New Hebrides and Hawaii.
Fix this textThe aim of Mr. Fisk in establishing
Fix this texta network of British radio stations in
Fix this textthe Pacific is rapidly in course of real
Fix this textisation. and the new station at Port
Fix this textMoresby is a further link in making
Fix this textAustralia the wireless centre of the
Fix this textSouthern Pacific.
Fix this textNEW ADMINISTRATOR
Fix this textAPPOINTED
Fix this textFor Western Samoa
Fix this textFrom Our Wellington Correspondent
Fix this textIT has been announced that Brigadier-
Fix this textGeneral H. S. Hart, who commanded
Fix this textone of the New 1 Zealand brigades in the
Fix this textWar, has been appointed Administrator
Fix this textof Western Samoa, in succession to
Fix this textColonel S. S. Allen.
Fix this textGeneral Hart, who has been prac
Fix this texttising as a solicitor at Masterton, N.Z.,
Fix this textwill take over his duties on April 3.
Fix this textDeath of Mr. H. F. Heycock
Fix this textWell-Known Islands Identity
Fix this textTHE death occurred at Auckland on
Fix this textFebruary 7 of Mr. H. F. Heycock,
Fix this textmanager of the Levuka branch of
Fix this textMessrs. Burns Philp (South Sea) Co.
Fix this textLtd.
Fix this textMr. Heycock was well-known in the
Fix this textIslands. He was accountant for
Fix this textMessrs. Burns Philp at Suva, in 1914,
Fix this textand from there went to the Levuka
Fix this textbranch at chief clerk. In 1923 he was
Fix this textappointed manager at Makambo, Solo
Fix this textmon Islands, and four years later was
Fix this texttransferred to Levuka as manager.
Fix this textHe was proceeding on furlough to
Fix this textAuckland and Sydney, accompanied by
Fix this textMrs. Heycock and their daughter,
Fix this textwhen he was taken ill. On arrival at
Fix this textAuckland he was conveyed direct from
Fix this textthe ship to hospital.
Fix this textWhen news of Mr. Heycock’s death
Fix this textwas received in Levuka, flags were
Fix this textflown at half-mast, as a mark of
Fix this textrespect.
Fix this textDeceased was born at Dunedin, N.Z
Fix this textHe was fifty-six years of age.
Fix this textVOLCANO ACTIVE
Fix this textIn New Hebrides
Fix this textABOUT the same time as the disas
Fix this texttrous earthquake in the Hawkes
Fix this textBay District of New Zealand, Iahoi. a
Fix this textvolcano 2,000 feet high, in Tanna, New
Fix this textHebrides, became active.
Fix this textHuge lumps of lava, some of the
Fix this textblocks being about 20 feet long, were
Fix this textthrown up, and fell back into the cra
Fix this textter. No lava ran down the side of the
Fix this textmountain.
Fix this textThe noise of the disturbance could
Fix this textbe heard a couple of miles away.
Fix this textThe volcano had not been active for
Fix this textsome years.
Fix this textInterest in Canberra
Fix this textFrom Our Canberra Correspondent.
Fix this textMuch interest was taken here in the
Fix this textopening of the new wireless telegraph
Fix this textstation at Port Moresby.
Fix this textThe Prime Minister, Mr. J. H. Scul
Fix this textlin, regards it as of the very greatest
Fix this textimportance, and says that it will greatly
Fix this textfacilitate the operations of the Com
Fix this textmonwealth in Papua and the Man
Fix this textdated Territory of New Guinea, whilst
Fix this textits importance from a commercial point
Fix this textof view cannot be over-emphasised.
Fix this textThis view is also shared by officials
Fix this textwho have charge of the Islands sec
Fix this texttion of the Prime Minister’s Depart
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Fix this textThe Lieutenant-Governor of Papua,
Fix this textSir Hubert Murray, who was preven
Fix this textted from being present in Sydney at
Fix this textthe opening, was represented by his
Fix this textofficial secretary, Mr. Leonard Murray.
Fix this textFIJI EXCHANGE
Fix this textRates Now Revised
Fix this textTHE Fiji rates of exchange have
Fix this textbeen recently revised. The Bank
Fix this textof New South Wales notified the new
Fix this textrates as follows:
Fix this textFIJI ON LONDON—Basis £ 100 London.
Fix this textBuying.
Fix this textTelegraphic Transfer £ 107 9 0
Fix this textOn Demand 106 16 6
Fix this text30 days 106 7 9
Fix this text60 days 106 3 0
Fix this textSelling.
Fix this textTelegraphic Transfer £lOB 11 6
Fix this textOn Demand . 108 6 6
Fix this text30 days =. 108 1 6
Fix this text60 days f 107 16 6
Fix this textFIJI ON AUSTRALIA Basis £100 Fur.
Fix this textBuying £ll5 12 0
Fix this textSelling 113 12 0
Fix this textFIJI ON NEW ZEALAND—Basis £100
Fix this textNew Zealand.
Fix this textBuying £99 0 0
Fix this textSelling 101 0 0
Fix this textThe effect of the premium on money
Fix this textcoming from Fiji to Australia is that
Fix this textmerchants in the Colony purchasing
Fix this textgoods here receive £100 worth by send-
Fix this texting £88.
Fix this textPAPUA’S FUTURE
Fix this textViews of Sir Hubert Murray
Fix this textEXTENSION OF RUBBER
Fix this textINDUSTRY EXPECTED
Fix this textACCORDING to Sir Hubert Murray,
Fix this textLieut. Governor of Papua, who is
Fix this texton his annual visit to Canberra to dis
Fix this textcuss administrative affairs, the rubber
Fix this textindustry in the Territory is once again
Fix this textin full swing, now that the 4d. per
Fix this textpound preference has been granted by
Fix this textthe Federal Government.
Fix this textIndeed, he is optimistic that a great
Fix this textextension in rubber planting will take
Fix this textplace.
Fix this textCoffee growing is another industry
Fix this textwhich Sir Hubert considers has good
Fix this textpossibilities. He explained that, when
Fix this texthe first went to Papua, coffee was be
Fix this texting grown, but, owing to there being
Fix this textno bounty on the product, the indus
Fix this texttry did not extend. A bounty now has
Fix this textbeen granted on this, and development
Fix this textof the industry is proceeding.
Fix this textMoney Orders to New Caledonia
Fix this textTHE postal authorities have notified
Fix this textthat henceforth money orders
Fix this textissued in Australia payable in New
Fix this textCaledonia will be converted at the
Fix this textrate of 90 francs to the pound.
Fix this textCOPRA IN THE DOLDRUMS
Fix this textFactors Which Have Caused Low Prices
Fix this textFirst of Series of Articles Dealing with Position and
Fix this textProbable Future of Coconut Planting
Fix this textBY R. W. ROBSON, EDITOR OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS MONTHLY.
Fix this textLondon, January 25.
Fix this textWhen one sets out to “get a line on the future of copra,” one is
Fix this textfaced with some peculiar difficulties.
Fix this textIt is not a matter simply of talking with experienced merchants,
Fix this textdiscussing the probable consumption of copra products, and trying
Fix this textto make an intelligent forecast of a free market. If the trouble were
Fix this textmerely that copra and its rivals were in huge over-supply, the situa
Fix this texttion would be easily summed up. But it is far worse than that.
Fix this textApart from the facts that there is general depression and that
Fix this textthe copra market has been invaded in enormous quantities by various
Fix this textoil-bearing “seeds” (as they are called here), the really complicating
Fix this textfactors are that the world market is now dominated by Unilever,
Fix this textone of the most powerful combines in the world; and that a very
Fix this textrecent development of chemical science has deprived copra of certain
Fix this textadvantages which it formerly held over its rivals.
Fix this textIn the course of this short visit to
Fix this textLondon, I have called upon numer
Fix this textous brokers and merchants who handle
Fix this textoil-seeds and study the market care
Fix this textfully; I have had a look over the Bal
Fix this texttic Exchange and the commercial sale
Fix this textrooms; and, through the kindness of
Fix this textthese gentlemen and various friends, I
Fix this texthave gathered a mass of information
Fix this textwhich I shall try to co-ordinate for the
Fix this textbenefit of the thousands of men in
Fix this textthe South Seas whose future welfare
Fix this textis bound up with the future of copra.
Fix this textIt is not possible to summarise this
Fix this textdata, and my conclusions, in one article.
Fix this textIn the course of a short series, publish
Fix this texted monthly, I shall give what informa
Fix this texttion I have concerning the present con
Fix this textdition of the copra market; the charac
Fix this textter and quality of other oil-seeds which
Fix this textare increasingly competing with copra;
Fix this textthe serious effect and nrobable future
Fix this textof the new whale-oil industry; the his
Fix this texttory, present effect and probable future
Fix this textof the Unilever combine; and what (in
Fix this textthe opinion of the London and Ger
Fix this textman observers) is likely to be the con
Fix this textdition of the copra industry in the
Fix this textfuture.
Fix this textAs the last-mentioned is likely to
Fix this textbe the last article of the series,
Fix this textand our readers will naturally want
Fix this textto know what conclusions students
Fix this textof the market have reached, I will
Fix this textsay at once that it is not expect
Fix this texted that growers will for years, if
Fix this textever, again see prices very much
Fix this textover £20 per ton; but that there
Fix this textis quite a good future for those
Fix this textgrowers who can make a profit on
Fix this texta price over £10 to £11 per ton
Fix this textf.o.b.
Fix this textWe know that the primary factor in
Fix this textthe buyers’ domination of the copra
Fix this textmarket is the enormous over-produc
Fix this texttion, first, of copra and, second, of sev
Fix this texteral oil-seeds and oils, which are in
Fix this textactive competition with copra. But few
Fix this textpeople in the South Seas have seen
Fix this textthe figures. After considerable trouble
Fix this textI obtained figures from Germany
Fix this text(which specialises in these kinds of
Fix this textstatistics) and from one or two Lon
Fix this textdon brokers, which enabled me to com
Fix this textpile the following table, showing world
Fix this textproduction:
Fix this textThe 1930 figures, not available yet in
Fix this textdetail, show the same upward tendency,
Fix this textI understand. No comment is needed
Fix this text—the thing speaks for itself. And this
Fix this texthuge mass of oils and oil-bearing sub
Fix this textstances was thrown into the market
Fix this textjust when the world, lethargic under
Fix this textan unprecedented economic depression,
Fix this textwas reporting a decreased consumption
Fix this textof practically every commodity.
Fix this textThe wonder is that it has been pos
Fix this textsible to sell our copra at all, at any old
Fix this textprice. Yet one London broker, only
Fix this texta few days ago. said: “While prices
Fix this texthave been at ridiculous levels, every
Fix this textbit of copra that has come in has been
Fix this textsold. There are no great stocks of oil
Fix this textseeds awaiting buyers in this part of
Fix this textthe world.” That, I think, is a very
Fix this textimportant point to remember when we
Fix this textcome to a consideration of Unilever
Fix this textand the future of the market.
Fix this textWith regard to copra, here are some
Fix this textinteresting figures showing shipments,
Fix this textin tons, from the various main pro
Fix this textducing countries of the world, in 1920
Fix this textand 1929, as shown in the fine “Re
Fix this textview” issued by Prank Fehr and Co.:
Fix this textThose figures, be it noted, do not
Fix this textinclude South Seas production. As a
Fix this textmatter of fact—but I do not know
Fix this textwhy—none of the various compilations
Fix this textI gathered up in London and Germany
Fix this texttake South Seas copra into their cal
Fix this textculations. In one place. I saw it
Fix this textvaguely referred to as “about 140.000
Fix this texttons per annum.” I believe it is a good
Fix this text(CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 )
Fix this textA glimpse of Port Moresby, the capital of
Fix this textPapua.
Fix this textA busy sceen in Dairen Harbour, Northern Manchuria. Screening and sacking Soya beans, ready
Fix this textfor shipment.
Fix this text1925-26
Fix this text1928-29
Fix this textTons
Fix this textTons
Fix this textCopra
Fix this text. 625,751
Fix this text910.908
Fix this textPalm-kernels
Fix this text487,796
Fix this text458,907
Fix this textGround-nuts (Peanuts)
Fix this text. 1,250,918
Fix this text1,375,799
Fix this textSoya Beans
Fix this text. 1,683,384
Fix this text2,588,574
Fix this textLinseed
Fix this text. 1,473.325
Fix this text2.034,525
Fix this textWhale-oil (Barrels)
Fix this text. 1,044,272
Fix this text1,861.877
Fix this textPhilippines
Fix this text1920
Fix this text32,148
Fix this text1929
Fix this text178,018
Fix this textJava
Fix this text42,638
Fix this text52,888
Fix this textMacassar
Fix this text49.523
Fix this text92.869
Fix this textPadang, Sangir. etc. .. .
Fix this text34,399
Fix this text138.000*
Fix this textOther Dutch E.I
Fix this text109,600*
Fix this text186,112
Fix this textStraits Settlements ..
Fix this text112.430
Fix this textCevlon
Fix this text68.044
Fix this text101,453
Fix this textMalabar
Fix this text1,470
Fix this text—
Fix this textTotal
Fix this text340.652
Fix this text858.340
Fix this text•Estimated.
Fix this textIt's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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