Tahiti notes on beauty culture and tourism shift
The writer praises Tahiti’s women and island life while noting outdated practices and the absence of seasons. He recalls Cook era nails used to buy girls, cites pioneers like Somerset Maugham and Robert Louis Stevenson, and lists Society Island produce. He warns phosphate depletion and rumors of tourism replacing industry with an upcoming airstrip and jets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook
England
Tahiti
Hawaii
New Zealand
Here
Somerset Maugham
Robert Louis Stevenson
Wes
Society Island
Journey to Tahiti and moored dreams of Samoa voyage
An onboard travelogue describes Tahiti’s cooler seas and barefoot life in Papeete amid vivid notes on local birds and scenery. The writer mentions passing Moorea, saluting the pilot, and planning to reach Pago Pago in Samoa while hoping Tahitians preserve culture and island beauty.
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Paradise
Papeete
Tahiti
Canada at a crossroads over monarchy and republic
The piece weighs Canadian ties to Britain and France against a growing push for republicanism. It notes Quebec liberal reversals, Trudeau’s ambivalence, and proposals from groups like the Canadian Royalist Association favoring a new elected monarch while preserving the Crown for the Commonwealth.
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Britain
France
Canada
Charles de Gaulle
Quebec
Britannia
Plains of Abraham
Elizabeth
de Gaulle
Federal
Liberal Party
Montreal
Trudeau
Union Nationale
Jean-Jacques Bertrand
Constitutional Committee
Ottawa
Canadian Royalist Association
Alberta
Manitoba
Ontario
Commonwealth
Crown divides nations in modern royal view
A 1964 Quebec visit contrasts with 1939 adulation, sparking debate on whether the Crown unites only British descent groups. Critics say the monarch’s appeal may alienate others, challenging the Crown as the nation’s binding force.
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Quebec
Toronto
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H. F
Fred) Kerr
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Rickborn - Mgr
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America
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Pago' J Pago
Samoa
Walt McCarter
The
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Radio & T.V. Service
Wright
Carl Peter Eskovich
Winnipeg
Brunswick Hotel
City Hall
Malin St
Donald St
Man
Anglican Church
Christ Church Parish Hall
Margaret Barbour Collegiate Institute
Chocolate Drive
MBCI
Danny Gleadle
Bruce Tawse
Bowe’s Mobile Homes Ltd
the Pas
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