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CRUSÓES OF THE REEF.
GREEN ISLÁND PARTY,
CAMPING OUT
A happy parly nf holiday makers
left C airns for Green Island yester-
day morning. Most of the parly were
school teachers: the rest were their
friends who were makin;,' thc trip
which has become an annual vacation
joy to the local teaching stall.-.
Tile launch Merinda, when il leil
(Ile jetty conveyed about 150 passen-
gers, bin only about HO ri maincd on
I thc island, j'viore than two thirds were
teachers and they will camp lhere for
a week.
THE CAMP
Thc camping out arrangements were
carried <'UL under thc direction nf
the ,committee;-Messrs. J. -M. Ken-
nedy, E. Gordon, and Les. Johnson.
Air. Kennedy is in managerial
charge of the parly, who arc con-
fident of a week's thorough enjoy-
ment.
A wireless set is included in the
facilities for comii.rl and is the par-
ticular charge ol' Air. Keirle (junior).
There ir. no lack ol' musical instru-
ments, and thc units of the parly have
various means of killing what emmi
ina.v surprise the eager Crusoes.
The accommodai inn consists oí
tents and gunyahs, each of which
holds two or three members.
Thc dining "saloon" was well con-
structed to :-eat the whole party, with
a great deal more, comfort than the
original Crusoe, possessed, even alter
years of accommodating himself to
his wild environment.
The ladies have arranged a "rotary"
system by which the cooking and din-
ing needs will be effectively carried
out.
l'or the rcsl the wild, adventurous
life ol' fishing, sporting, corat-lnmtiug,
and cocoa-nut splitting will doubtless
defeat the. ends ol" monotony.
The practical arrangements have
been attended to with foresight and
the enthusiasm is shared by all.
VISITORS
Amongst the party are a fishing
group which went over on Saturday in
llie Aquatic launch. O there are Air.
and Airs. Curtis, of Tasmania, who
went on thc Merinda yesterday. Air.
and Mrs. Clarke-Irvine, who have
been on the island for a week, re-
turned to Cairns yesterday on thc
launch which arrived home about 6.3U
p.m. - -?
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