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THE Pacific Islands Monthly
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. 12
Fix this textRegistered at G.P.O., Sydney, for
Fix this texttransmission by Post as a Newspaper
Fix this textSYDNEY: FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1931
Fix this textSingle Copy, 6d,
Fix this textPer Annum, posted, 0/-.
Fix this textMONEY ORDERS
Fix this textIn Mandated New Guinea
Fix this textTo the Editor
Fix this textSir,- —One naturally hesitates, in
Fix this textthese “hard times,” to agitate for any
Fix this textinnovation where public service is con
Fix this textcerned, that might require expenditure
Fix this textfrom the Administration’s coffers. Yet
Fix this textthere is the small matter of extending
Fix this textthe Money Order system to post offices
Fix this textin the Mandated Territory that would
Fix this textrequire but slight expenditure and still
Fix this textbe a boon to many hundreds of the
Fix this textresidents who are not domiciled in
Fix this textRabaul.
Fix this textAs the position is at present, all
Fix this textMoney Orders or Postal Notes re
Fix this textceived by residents may be cashed only
Fix this textthrough the Rabaul post office, as
Fix this textRabaul is the only Money Order
Fix this textOffice in the Territory. This naturally
Fix this textoccasions considerable delay where
Fix this textoften communication from outstations
Fix this textto Rabaul is every four or five weeks.
Fix this textShould residents in outlying districts
Fix this textdesire to remit money to Australia,
Fix this textthen drafts may be obtained on the
Fix this textNew Guinea Trade Agent, Sydney. Still,
Fix this textthis is not an altogether satisfactory
Fix this textprocedure where remittances are re
Fix this textquired to be made to places other than
Fix this textSydney, or the amount is too small
Fix this textto warrant the issuing of a draft.
Fix this textIn July of last year I communicated
Fix this textwith the Chief Postmaster in Rabaul
Fix this texton the subject and he replied:
Fix this text“Approval has been given for the
Fix this textextension of the Money Order to out
Fix this textstations. Some little time will elapse,
Fix this texthowever, before the latter approval
Fix this textcan be given effect to.”
Fix this textA “little time” has already elapsed:
Fix this textsurely eleven months is sufficient to
Fix this textset the machinery in motion, consid
Fix this textering that the approval has already
Fix this textbeen given for this public convenience
Fix this textto become operative.—I am, etc.
Fix this textGORDON THOMAS
Fix this textBuka, June 3, 1931.
Fix this textNEW GUINEA’S HALF
Fix this textMILLION
Fix this textThe annual report for 1929-1930 of the Terri
Fix this texttory of New Guinea shows the following
Fix this textnative population;
Fix this textNew Britain, 93,637.
Fix this textNew Ireland, 38,416.
Fix this textBougainville, 56,087.
Fix this textMainland, New Guinea. 289,048.
Fix this textAdmiralty and North-western Islands, 14,067.
Fix this textIndentured labourers, all districts, 30,130.
Fix this textGrand total, 521,385.
Fix this textBIG FIJI FISH
Fix this textLABOUR COSTS IN
Fix this textNEW CALEDONIA
Fix this textRevision Necessary
Fix this textCOMMISSION TO INQUIRE
Fix this textFrom Our Own Correspondent.
Fix this textNOUMEA, June 18.
Fix this textIN connection with the Javanese and
Fix this textIndo-Chinese labourers at present
Fix this textworking in New Caledonia under
Fix this textcontract, a commission has been ap
Fix this textpointed to go into the question of the
Fix this textpossible re-adjustment of their con
Fix this texttracts. It is realised that conditions
Fix this textof production and economic affairs
Fix this textgenerally, have changed radically dur
Fix this texting the last few months; and it is
Fix this textconsidered that such a review has now
Fix this textbecome necessary.
Fix this textThe commission has been constituted
Fix this textwith the Secretary-General of the Col
Fix this textony as President, the other members
Fix this textto consist of the Chief of the Health
Fix this textDepartment, President of the Chamber
Fix this textof Agriculture, President of the Labour
Fix this textCommission, three representatives of
Fix this textthe mining industries, and the head of
Fix this textthe Immigration service. Monsieur M.
Fix this textLapelerie is Secretary.
Fix this textThe Department of Native Affairs
Fix this texthas recently fixed lower minimum wage
Fix this textrates for local coloured labour, as fol
Fix this textlows, in view of the changed economic
Fix this textconditions:
Fix this textDuring the year 1929-30, 84 oversea
Fix this textvessels called at the Territory of New
Fix this textGuinea, the total tonnage of the ships
Fix this textbeing 161,738. British vessels numbered
Fix this text52, French 12, German 6. Dutch 4
Fix this textAmerican and Japanese 3, Danish and
Fix this textNorwegian 2.
Fix this textNEW FOKKER
Fix this textFor Pacific Transport Co.
Fix this textFrom Our Own Correspondent
Fix this textPORT MORESBY, July 7.
Fix this textMR. Ray Parer is expecting another
Fix this textFokker plane for the Pacific
Fix this textAerial Transport Co. by the July “Le
Fix this textMaire,” due to arrive here shortly. He
Fix this textis expected to come over from the New
Fix this textGuinea goldfields to meet the incom
Fix this texting machine, and will assist in
Fix this textassembling it in conjunction with
Fix this textengineers of Port Moresby, and later
Fix this texton will fly across to Salamoa.
Fix this textMALOLO TO VISIT PAPUA
Fix this textFrom Our Own Correspondent
Fix this textPORT MORESBY, July 7.
Fix this textTHE luxury liner, Malolo, carrying
Fix this textAmerican tourists, is to call in
Fix this textat Port Moresby on November
Fix this text19, on her world cruise, and will spend
Fix this textone day here in the capital.
Fix this textPreparations are being made to wel
Fix this textcome and please the visitors. Native
Fix this textdances, canoe races, sporting events
Fix this textand even aeroplane flights are being
Fix this textarranged, besides the usual sight
Fix this textseeing tours, all in the attempt to
Fix this textcaptivate and convince the tourists of
Fix this textthe beauty and splendour of the sur
Fix this textroundings we so nonchalantly live in
Fix this textday by day.
Fix this textNew Ship for Phosphate
Fix this textTrade
Fix this textTriona’s Wireless Telephone
Fix this textTHE Triona, which was built in the
Fix this textUnited Kingdom for the British
Fix this textPhosphate Commission, has
Fix this texttaken up her running between Ocean
Fix this textIsland, Nauru and Melbourne.
Fix this textThe vessel has been equipped by
Fix this textAmalgamated Wireless (A/sia.) Ltd.
Fix this textwith a complete wireless installation.
Fix this textThis includes an AW.A. 1½ kilowatt
Fix this textmarine transmitter, employing C.W.
Fix this textand I.C.W. on both long and short
Fix this textwaves, and speech cn long waves (600
Fix this textto 800 metres).
Fix this textThe telephony transmitter is used
Fix this textby the master of the vessel to speak
Fix this textto the British Phosphate Commission
Fix this textofficials through their wireless tele
Fix this textphone stations at Nauru and Ocean
Fix this textIsland.
Fix this textNEW GUINEA NATIVES
Fix this textDANGEROUS
Fix this textSeries of Attacks in Goldfields
Fix this textRegion
Fix this textUNCONFIRMED REPORT THAT LOST
Fix this textAIRMAN WAS KILLED
Fix this textTHE natives in the hinterland of the New Guinea goldfields, who have
Fix this textbeen known to be of a truculent and hostile nature, have been very
Fix this texttreacherous of late.
Fix this textThe unrest seems to have commenced with the massacre in the Upper
Fix this textWatut district, of Hellmuth Baum, a well-known prospector, and nine of
Fix this texthis natives.
Fix this textAbout the same time, Messrs. Mick and Paddy Leahy, who were also
Fix this textprospecting in that region, were attacked and wounded.
Fix this textA Papuan patrol officer, with a party of native police and carriers, who
Fix this textpassed through this area on the way to the coast, also found the natives
Fix this textvery hostile.
Fix this textThere was a rumour that Pilot Trist, of Guinea Airways’ staff, who has
Fix this textbeen missing since May 22, landed his ’plane safely near Zenag aerodrome
Fix this textand was killed and eaten by the natives there. The report was investigated by
Fix this textthe Administration officials and pronounced quite baseless.
Fix this textThe area between the Papuan border and the main dividing range of the
Fix this textMandated Territory is how officially described as highly dangerous country.
Fix this textMuch of the trouble has been attributed to the Kukukukus, an untamed,
Fix this textnomadic people, who have drifted over from the Papuan border.
Fix this textBAUM met his death near Surprise
Fix this textCreek, in the Upper Watut, only
Fix this textthree days’ walk from the main camp
Fix this textat Watut. The three natives, who were
Fix this textthe only survivors from the massacre
Fix this textof this well known prospector and his
Fix this textparty, took nearly a month to get
Fix this textthrough the bush to the camp at
Fix this textWatut, as they had to lie low to escape
Fix this textcapture by the searching bushmen.
Fix this textThey arrived thin and ill, from hunger
Fix this textand exposure. They said that Baum
Fix this textwas drinking his morning coffee, just
Fix this textat daylight, when the natives attacked
Fix this textwithout warning. They crawled under
Fix this textthe tent flap very silently and pinned
Fix this textBaum’s arms down to his sides, whilst
Fix this textother waiting natives killed him.
Fix this textBaum was one of the most respected
Fix this textmen in New Guinea. No one had a
Fix this textbetter knowledge of the Morobe dis
Fix this texttrict, as he had spent many years in
Fix this textthose parts. He used often to say that
Fix this texthe could travel through New Guinea
Fix this textwith a walking stick. He would never
Fix this textbelieve the natives guilty of treachery
Fix this textand he seldom carried firearms. It
Fix this textwas known that he was always very
Fix this textkind to his natives.
Fix this textRecently, Baum was believed to have
Fix this textbeen on very good gold, and he had
Fix this texttold some of his friends that he was
Fix this textgoing to Germany to visit his mother
Fix this textduring the coming year.
Fix this textLEAHY BROS.’ DESPERATE FIGHT
Fix this textTwo other prospectors, the Leahy
Fix this textbrothers, had a desperate fight for their
Fix this textlives at the hands of natives in this
Fix this textvicinity. At about the same time as
Fix this textBaum was killed, Messrs. Mick and
Fix this textPaddy Leahy were at Laggamah, also
Fix this textonly three days’ journey from Watut.
Fix this textThey were recrossing an old trail
Fix this textwhen the natives, without warning of
Fix this textany kind, and for no known reason,
Fix this textsuddenly appeared at the usual hour
Fix this textof attack —near dawn —and made a
Fix this textbrutal onset. A warning cry from the
Fix this textnative carriers aroused the white men.
Fix this textThe Leahy brothers never kept any
Fix this textkind of watch in their camps, so the
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Fix this textThis shark, weighing 3541b., and the
Fix this textcod, weighing 1661b., were caught at
Fix this textLevuka recently by a local resident.
Fix this textThe shark put up a great fight for an
Fix this texthour, on a thin line, but was eventu
Fix this textally conquered.
Fix this textThree of the Kukukuku natives arrested and brought in by District Officer Peldt, near Surprise Creek, in connection with the murder of
Fix this textHellmuth Baum. The three are handcuffed together. On D. O. Feldt’s return from this region he reported that the area between the Papuan
Fix this textborder and the main dividing range was highly dangerous.
Fix this text—Photo by courtesy of L. V. Waterhouse.
Fix this textNew
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Fix this textFrancs
Fix this textFrancs
Fix this textMen, 18 years and over 110
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Fix this textWomen. 18 years and over 75
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Fix this textBoys, up to 18 .. .. 90
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Fix this textGirls, up to 18 .. .. 60
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Fix this textIn addition, employees must
Fix this textbe fed,
Fix this textclothed, lodged and supplied with med
Fix this textical necessaries.
Fix this textMISS MURIEL STARR
Fix this textThe eminent Canadian actress
Fix this textwrites : “ I have been a user of
Fix this textmercolized wax for many years and
Fix this texthave always found it excellent for
Fix this textpreserving the skin."
Fix this textThey have to use the best, the
Fix this textnotable stage stars. Always must
Fix this texttheir skin show flawless, clear and
Fix this textlovely, on or off the stage. You too
Fix this textshould use mercolized wax, to
Fix this textbeautify, protect. It does not grow
Fix this texthair. 2/6 and 5/6, chemists and
Fix this textstores. Invaluable for freckles, sun-
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Fix this textit is really good
Fix this textIt's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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