SETTLERS EVACUATED

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 260, 30 July 1937, Page 13

SETTLERS EVACUATED

Four Removed From Sunday Island Advice that the four dissatisfied settlers who wished to leave Raoul Island (Sunday Island) had been evacuated from the Island by the Maui Poniare on Wednesday was received yesterday by the PostmasterGeneral, Hon. F. Jones, in a radio message from Mr. J. E. Anderson, engineer-in-charge of the survey party now on the island. As already announced the Maui Pomare called at Raoul Island on her trip from New Zealand to the South Pacific. Difficulty was experienced in landing some of the survey party’s stores. It was also found impossible to embark the settlers, and as a result of these difficulties, due to a sudden change in the weather, arrangements were made for the ship to call at the island on her return voyage to New Zealand. Mr. Jones said the radio message from Mr. Anderson stated that the Maui Pomare called at Raoul Island at about 3.50 p.m. on Wednesday and left at about 8.30 p.m. for Lyttelton, loose stores and a dog were landed at Fishing Rock. . Two casks and radio material were also landed with a new 21-foot surf boat on the beach. The remainder of the casks and a raft of timber and corrugated-iron were moored to a buoyed anchor outside the surf. The Maui Poniare was unable to get a line ashore through the light failing, and was unable to wait until the following morning. If the weather held it should be possible to land these the next day (Thursday). In a later message received by Mr. Jones last night Mr. Anderson advised that all the stores moored overnight to the buoyed anchor bad been successfully brought through the surf to the shore yesterday morning. Mr. Jones explained that the shore parly would be engaged for about a wook in packing stores and building a permanent camp, and the indications were that they would be able to make themselves reasonably comfortable. I

fl'lie best nll-rouud sportsman in the Springbok team is Tony Harris. Twenty years of age. sft. Sin. in height. Harris was selected for his province at the age of 17, but was not allowed to play on account of youth, lie gained hi« cap last year however. Harris was twelfth man for the South African cricket team which played Australia in the tests last year, and is regarded as a certainty for inclusion in the next team. He is also an excellent tennis player, and has recorded victories over such formidable players as Kirby, the South African Davis Cup representative. Harris has ambitions nf some day playing for his country in the Davis Cup series.